@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

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whimsikurt
Whimsikurt :
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
engineered..chaos :
I love when you get into the history of Tacoma
2026-03-15 03:53:30
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crazyfatskier
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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user9904173075468
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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cascadehikes
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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robinh805
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
LarryLeveen :
Asarkonen.
2026-03-12 22:30:33
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kvth1eenn
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.stenger5
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
so_trick :
Thanks for sharing this, interesting context.
2026-03-12 19:10:29
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littlejoe50
littlejoe :
You should tag the original video
2026-03-13 14:52:56
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jmarie__21
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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dantheforkliftguy
Dan Livingston :
Did he graduate from Lincoln? This is what his Wikipedia page says.
2026-03-12 19:39:34
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ohnoronbo
ronbo :
I love it! Every Dune post always brings out the “um…actually”s 😆
2026-03-26 01:31:00
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qball711
Kyle the cook :
Lincoln abes 09'
2026-03-13 13:10:11
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sgordon420
Sara Gordon :
You just made me fall even more in love with the PNW
2026-03-14 17:48:44
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jestersjoshing
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
peasantboys :
interesting
2026-03-12 19:38:40
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cableoner
cableoner :
Interesting
2026-03-13 03:21:40
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sinister_raptor
Microraptor :
wait so he would ride sand worms in his little boat?
2026-03-13 16:23:22
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buster_mcfly
BusterMcFly :
Asarco area still feels like a waste facility. It scares me.
2026-03-12 19:40:20
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djm_253
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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fuerve
Lucas :
@Naturebased
2026-03-12 19:00:48
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mbatgirlp
MbatgirlP :
💯💯💯
2026-03-13 15:19:10
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