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Deadman's Island

What's the history of Deadman's Island?
A fight here involved 200 Native warriors dying in a tribal war.  They gave their lives for the women and children.  It was also a burial ground for Native Americans: bodies were put in burial boxes that were balanced on large tree branches.  It was also used as a small pox quarantine house during the 1888 epidemic.

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