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State Soldiers Homes and Their Roles in Washington
A Washington Examiner special outlines the two state veterans homes. It details admission rules, age ranges from 67 to 93, housing, daily duties, prohibition effects, and welfare provisions. It notes the strong Civil War veteran presence, farm operations, and the Colony near Orting for widows and spouses with shared rations and housing.
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Washington
Board of Control
Middle Western
Pacific Slope
State Soldiers' Home
Orting
Pierce County
Washington Building
Rogers
Pickering
Lincoln
Hospital
Ed. C. Warner
Everett
State Soldiers’ Home
Washington Veterans’ Home
United States
Port Orchard Bay
Bremerton
United States Navy Yard
Port Orchard
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C