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The Hunt Brothers were the owners of a steamboat business that ran on Puget Sound as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Five of the seven Hunt children became owners, engineers and masters of steamboats, these were Emmett E., Arthur M., Arda R., Lloyd.B., and Forest M. Hunt.2 It ceased to exist in 1927.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Hunt Brothers were the owners of a steamboat business that ran on Puget Sound as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Five of the seven Hunt children became owners, engineers and masters of steamboats, these were Emmett E., Arthur M., Arda R., Lloyd.B., and Forest M. Hunt.2
Background
The family originally came from Michigan and settled near Wollochet Bay in 1876. They started out in the maritime business when the oldest brother, Emmett E., rowed the mail once a week between Steilacoom and Wollochet Bay, a 20-mile row.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hunt Brothers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
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