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Mossback's Northwest

The Mystery of the Mima Mounds

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

The Mystery of the Mima Mounds

Season 11 Episode 1 | 8m 3s | CC

A pimpled prairie south of Olympia is an enigma. Were the mounds made by floods, ice, earthquake or ancient gophers? An old story says they are the remains of ancient whales. For 200 years, researchers have pondered their origins with competing theories.

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Our Glaciers: The Long Goodbye

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The Potlatch Riot of 1913

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