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A Bit of History

Weeks have passed, and I'm still no closer to discovering the Grand Unified Theory of Weirdness! Whenever I feel as though I've hit a roadblock, I like to read up on Gravity Falls' past in the public library. This town's history may hold clues to the source of its weirdness!

GRAVITY FALLS: ASSEMBLED HISTORY

65 Mil- Dinosaurs ruled. (Until they didn't.)

30 Mil- CSO original impact. Valley formed. Tree ring interruption/radiation tests confirmed. Tell no one about this.

AD 1000- Native people mysteriously evacuate town in a hurry. Describe Gravity Falls as "cursed land." Leave behind treasure trove of pottery, blankets, & symbols. Some art depicts my Muse, and his interactions with a shaman named Modoc. Art hoarded by Northwests.

1842- Town is founded by N̶a̶t̶h̶a̶n̶i̶e̶l̶ ̶N̶o̶r̶t̶h̶w̶e̶s̶t̶.̶ Quentin Trembley, man!

1849- Gold Rush.

1850- Lesser Known "Flannel Rush."

1851- Mining ceases after miners claim sightings of prehistoric beasts. (Need to investigate.)

1860s- "High Five" supposedly invented by Oregon Trail settlers Grady & Fertillia Mecc. (Fertillia sets record of 42 children.)

1883- Great Train Crash of '83. (Conductor distracted by "flash of light" & careens off cliff.)

1920- Maple Syrup Prohibition leads to secret Pancake Speakeasies.

1937- Plane crash in mountains. Woman escapes into forest. "Amelia was here" carved in mountain side...

1947- UFO sighted. Headed east. Ronald Sprott Sr. claims to shoot it with his shotgun.

1960- Greasy's Diner salvages crashed train parts for restaurant.

1975- My arrival in Gravity Falls.

1981- Discovery of Muse.

The Future  207̃12 GIANT BABY TAKES OVER THE UNIVERSE! WHAAAT!!!

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