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Harry R. Truman was a businessman, bootlegger, and prospector who lived near Mount St. Helens, Washington. He became a folk hero for refusing to leave his lodge before the 1980 eruption that killed him.
Dec 13, 2023 · Harry R. Truman was a colorful character who lived on Spirit Lake near the volcano for decades. He refused to evacuate before the 1980 eruption and died in his home, buried by ash and debris.
May 11, 2020 · In 1980, the 83-year-old made clear to everyone that he was staying put at his Mount St. Helens Lodge on Spirit Lake, despite the volcanic eruption that was expected to come.
May 17, 2015 · Harry Randall Truman, 83, became somewhat of a folk hero in the weeks leading up to the eruption after he refused to vacate his home near Mount St. Helens despite being urged to leave by...
- Lori Grisham
May 18, 2000 · One of the colorful characters people are remembering on the 20-year anniversary of the tremendous eruption of Mount St. Helens is Harry R. Truman. He refused to leave the Spirit Lake mountain...
- CBS News
Truman voted for almost all of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives but gained little attention from the president. In 1940 he won what he called his toughest campaign for re-election, without Pendergast’s support.
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Sep 14, 2019 · That man is folk hero, contrarian and human country song Harry R. Truman. This Truman, not to be confused with the U.S. president, was the owner of a lodge on Spirit Lake, near the foot of Mount St. Helens.
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