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destroyed the crops nearby; however, it was clear that its use for transportation was very advantageous. This utility sparked inspiration to create a larger-scale version of the black river that would link Lake
Washington and Lake Union with Puget Sound, an idea that would benefit King County economically, allowing it to become a large shipping harbor.
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between the lakes for centuries, either carrying canoes or shoving them along an intermittent creek that appeared when Lake
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