Clallam County — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)Clallam County occupies the northern portion of the Olympic Peninsula, extending nearly 100 miles along the Strait of Juan de Fuca on its north and more than 35 miles along the Pacific Coast on its west. On the east and the south it borders Jefferson County, out of which it was created in 1854. The county is composed of the traditional lands of the Klallam (for whom it is named), Makah, and Quileute peoples, who continue to play significant roles in county history…
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Norman D. Vaughan (Wikipedia)Colonel Norman Dane Vaughan (December 18, 1905 – December 23, 2005) was an American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating in Admiral Byrd’s first expedition to the South Pole. He also ran dog teams in a professional capacity as part of a search and rescue unit in World War II, in sporting events like the Olympics and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, and in three Presidential Inauguration ceremonies.
The Norman Vaughan 100th Birthday Antarctic Expedition (normanvaughan.com)Admiral Byrd named a mountain in Antarctica after Norman Vaughan. In December of 1994, Norman set food on the Mount Vaughan summit 3 days before his 89th birthday! Now he has another dream that keeps him going and he is sure to achieve: to return to Mount Vaughan for his 100th birthday!