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Noted Southeast Alaska historian dies

Bob DeArmond, a prolific writer about the history of Alaska and one of the founding fathers of the city of Pelican, died Friday at home in Sitka. He was 99.

DeArmond also wrote for several Southeast Alaska publications, including the Empire and the Ketchikan Daily News....
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