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57 people & many animals died

57 people & many animals died | Native legends told of the cascade
mountains throwing fire.  This one was
called Loowit (Smoking Mountain). Loowit's eruption on May 18th, 1980 covered the land in
ash more than 100 miles away. | image tagged in mount saint helen's,volcano,native american,history,ash | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
581 views 5 upvotes Made by AlaskaNativeManitou 4 years ago in History_Memes
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[deleted] M
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Ah, more colloquially known as Mt. St. Helens?
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Yes.
[deleted] M
1 up, 4y,
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I live in Oregon.
0 ups, 4y,
1 reply
I'm in Salem now. I was in Aumsville then; a neighbor was sickened by inhaling the ash. He recovered.
[deleted] M
1 up, 4y
I used to live in West Salem, over up on Brush College.
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    Native legends told of the cascade mountains throwing fire. This one was called Loowit (Smoking Mountain). Loowit's eruption on May 18th, 1980 covered the land in ash more than 100 miles away.