@prettygrittytours: Was Tacoma the location that inspired the theme of Dune? Why yes. Frank Herbert was born and raised in Tacoma, WA. Long before he was inspired by the sand dunes of Oregon or moved to Port Townsend he experienced the tragedy of industrial pollution and its effects on nature, here. #washington #dune #tacoma #History
This supports my theory that sandworms are responsible for all the tunnels and holes in Tacoma.
2026-03-12 23:38:09
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engineered..chaos :
I love when you get into the history of Tacoma
2026-03-15 03:53:30
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crazyfatskier :
200 miles…in a wooden canoe…..at 9 years old…..people were just built different back then
2026-03-12 20:26:44
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Zebrastripes :
By the 60’s, Asarco and the other companies had turned Commencement Bay into a wasteland. Nothing grew there except a few grasses and it smelled strange. It was open for recreation until it was named a Superfund site. 🤢
2026-03-13 15:16:02
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Geoffrey Preston980 :
I love all the history you share. I’m surprised you called the Puget the Ocean.
2026-03-13 01:23:12
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unfettered56 :
Love your content! Can't believe the makeover to that Asarco area.. worry about the health implications for the residents, but hopeful remediation has eradicated the risk.
2026-03-12 18:51:09
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LarryLeveen :
Asarkonen.
2026-03-12 22:30:33
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kathleen :
He went to Lincoln??? I went and graduated from Lincoln too holy alumni
2026-03-28 04:38:07
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j.edwin.stenger :
I met Frank at a creative writing workshop at fort worden in high school (class of 78 Stadium
2026-03-13 03:01:34
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so_trick :
Thanks for sharing this, interesting context.
2026-03-12 19:10:29
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littlejoe :
You should tag the original video
2026-03-13 14:52:56
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Jessica 😎 :
I know it’s not technically Tacoma, but have you done a video on the massive Masonic home in federal way? I’d love to learn more about it!
2026-03-16 23:13:45
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Dan Livingston :
Did he graduate from Lincoln? This is what his Wikipedia page says.
2026-03-12 19:39:34
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ronbo :
I love it! Every Dune post always brings out the “um…actually”s 😆
2026-03-26 01:31:00
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Kyle the cook :
Lincoln abes 09'
2026-03-13 13:10:11
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Sara Gordon :
You just made me fall even more in love with the PNW
2026-03-14 17:48:44
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Josh not joshua :
His other book The Green Brain has a lot of environmental themes
2026-03-13 23:07:36
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peasantboys :
interesting
2026-03-12 19:38:40
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cableoner :
Interesting
2026-03-13 03:21:40
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Microraptor :
wait so he would ride sand worms in his little boat?
2026-03-13 16:23:22
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BusterMcFly :
Asarco area still feels like a waste facility. It scares me.
2026-03-12 19:40:20
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DJM_253 :
@Naturebased possibly some Frank Herbert / pre-Dune lore you’re not familiar with? Regardless, gotta get you out to the west coast to see all the Herbert, Dune-inspirational sites!
2026-03-13 03:25:54
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Lucas :
@Naturebased
2026-03-12 19:00:48
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MbatgirlP :
💯💯💯
2026-03-13 15:19:10
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