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  2. George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping - Wikipedia

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    The kidnapping of nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser [a] occurred in 1935 in Tacoma, Washington, United States. The son of prominent lumberman J. P. Weyerhaeuser, George was successfully released for ransom and eventually succeeded his father as the chairman of the Weyerhaeuser company. The four participants in the kidnapping were apprehended ...

  3. Weyerhaeuser - Wikipedia

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    The Weyerhaeuser Company ( / ˈwɛərhaʊzər /) is an American timberland company which owns nearly 12,400,000 acres (19,400 sq mi; 50,000 km 2) of timberlands in the U.S., and manages an additional 14,000,000 acres (22,000 sq mi; 57,000 km 2) of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. [5] The company has manufactured wood products for ...

  4. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company - Wikipedia

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    Westwood Shipping Lines. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company was a cargo Liner company founded in Tacoma, Washington. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company was founded by Weyerhaeuser Company in 1933. Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest lumber and paper companies in the United States. First called the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company which started with ships for ...

  5. Friedrich Weyerhäuser - Wikipedia

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    Friedrich Weyerhäuser. /  41.48167°N 90.57778°W  / 41.48167; -90.57778. Friedrich (Frederick) Weyerhäuser (November 21, 1834 – April 4, 1914 [1] ), also spelled Weyerhaeuser, was a German-American timber mogul and founder of the Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns sawmills, paper factories, and other business enterprises as well as ...

  6. Weyerhaeuser House - Wikipedia

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    Weyerhaeuser House. /  41.50139°N 90.55528°W  / 41.50139; -90.55528. The Weyerhaeuser House, also known as House on the Hill, is a building in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1865 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The home is now part of the Augustana College campus.

  7. Northern Pacific Railway - Wikipedia

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    1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Northern Pacific Railway ( reporting mark NP) was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly 40 million acres (62,000 sq mi; 160,000 km 2) of land grants ...

  8. Treaty of Medicine Creek - Wikipedia

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    The Treaty of Medicine Creek was an 1854 treaty between the United States, and nine tribes and bands of Indians, occupying the lands lying around the head of Puget Sound, Washington, and the adjacent inlets. The tribes listed on the Treaty of Medicine Creek are Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Squawskin ( Squaxin Island ), S'Homamish, Stehchass ...

  9. Category:Weyerhaeuser - Wikipedia

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    Weyerhaeuser Company v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Weyerhaeuser Glacier. Weyerhaeuser House. George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. Weyerhaeuser Office Building. Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company. Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company. Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin.