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<blockquote type=cite cite>Paul wrote:<br>
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>Maybe the author of that book didn't like Kanakas or had a was<br>
>good at making up histories that he was too lazy to
investigate.<br>
><br>
>Here's the official history from the city of Kalama's official<br>
>website
(<a href="http://www.cityofkalama.com/" eudora="autourl">www.cityofkalama.com</a>):<br>
<br>
Either one of those could be true, I'm sure. I'll yield to the city
for<br>
knowing the origin of its own name. Thanks for the correction.<br>
<br>
Andrew Rogers<br>
andrewrogers@home.com<br>
Seattle, WA USA<br>
'Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which
it<br>
got out of its way.' -- Henry David
Thoreau<font size=6><i></blockquote><div align="center">
How Kalama Was Named</font></i> <br>
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Kalama received its name from the river two miles to the north. The
Kalama River was named after John Kalama, a full-blooded Hawaiian, who
was born on the Hawaiian islands in 1814. John was forced to leave his
Hawaiian home at sixteen years of age to seek employment on one of the
fur trading vessels that made its way to the Northwest in the early
1830's. The rough life of the sea did not appeal to John, so he found the
Nisqually Indians where he sang his native songs and joined in their
festivities. John eventually married Mary Martin, daughter of Chief
Martin. John built a cabin near Tumwater for his bride. When the Indians
made their annual trip to the Cowlitz for smelt and berries, John Kalama
and his wife went with them. John did not enjoy being on the move all the
time so for that and perhaps other reasons he did not return to the
Sound, but took up permanent residence at the mouth of the river bearing
his name. He hunted, fished, and trapped for many years, and the area
soon became recognized as his domain. <br>
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