Oregon's Main Street: U.S. Highway 99 The Folk History

In 1913, the first shovelful of dirt was turned by Oregon Governor Oswald West on the Siskiyou Pass to mark the beginning of the construction of the long-dreamed-of Pacific Highway through Oregon. At the time, the whole State of Oregon had only 25 miles of paved road. Even after construction of the highway had begun, it was mainly dirt and gravel for quite some time. Federal money did not pour into the project until 1921. Until that time, it was up to the individual counties along the route to come up with the funding to build the roads through each of their areas. By its completion in 1926, however, it was adopted as U.S. Highway 99 and was declared the longest improved highway in the country by 1928. Actually, the history of the highway began long before 1913. This book will cover how the route for the Pacific Highway was determined through its use by trappers and miners and eventually stage lines and the railroad. But, just importantly, it will show how each of the settlements along its route were formed and grew into prospering cities, small rural communities and some that are now considered ghost towns. Join us on our journey through these communities as we wend our way north from the California border where the Pacific Highway first started from that shovelful of dirt. You'll learn about some of the interesting, but lesser-known, aspects of their histories and the people who were instrumental in making them what they are today.

Author: Pat Edwards
Publisher: Groundwaters Publishing, LLC
Published: 09/15/2014
Pages: 558
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.11lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780996426107

About the Author
Edwards, Pat: - Pat Edwards is an author of Oregon history books. She and her husband Jim have owned the Lorane Family Store in Lorane, Oregon since 1977. Their family of five children have given them grandchidren and now great-grandchildren. Pat spent 15 years at the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon, many of those years working as the communication coordinator for a group of scientists who were doing landmark developmental biology and genetic research using the zebrafish, a hot new research model whose popularity had caught on internationally. Since then, Pat has taken on the role of Managing Editor for a small press publishing company called Groundwaters Publishing. It's main focus for over 10 years was to publish a local literary quarterly by the same name. By 2015, when the cost of printing it became too much, Pat and her co-editors began publishing the equivalent of 4 quarterly issues into one annual book format called the Groundwaters Anthology which is now available on-line at http: //groundwaterspublishing.com. She and Jennifer Chambers also prepare books for self-publishing for themselves and for others and give talks on Self-Publishing. Pat also is the community correspondent for two small Lane County weeklies, the Fern Ridge Review and the Creswell Chronicle. I'm blessed with a large, loving family. Jim and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in 2014 and our family and home are our highest priorities. Check out Pat's personal website at: http: //allthingslorane.comBrew, Jo: - Jo-Brew and Pat Edwards worked closely together for over 3 years, researching, writing and promoting their two companion books, OREGON'S MAIN STREET: U.S. Highway 99 The Stories (Brew) and The Folk History (Edwards). Sadly, Jo-Brew passed away on March 1, 2018. Her absence is greatly felt by family and friends, and most especially, by her colleague, Pat Edwards.

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