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KIRO Newsradio historian Feliks Banel delivers his All Over The Map feature Friday mornings on Seattle's Morning News

All Over The Map

The only known image of Fanny Palmer (L) was recently discovered in the collection of the Royal BC Museum by shipwreck hunter Matt McCauley; Palmer was one of the most well-known victims of the wreck of the steamship PACIFIC off the Washington cost in 1875. Palmer is buried in Victoria, BC. (Left: Image I-66189 courtesy of the Royal BC Museum; Right: Image of Fanny Palmer’s grave, circa 1875, courtesy Matt McCauley)

A recent photo of Fanny Palmer’s grave in Victoria, BC. (Courtesy Matt McCauley)

Image of the steamship PACIFIC, lost in 1875 off the Washington coast; the ship was recently discovered by a pair of Seattle area maritime historians, who continue to research and prepare for further exploration. (Public domain)

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