In 1889, David Eccles chartered the Oregon Lumber Company, an organization that produced many mills and railways and whose influence was felt from Salt Lake City to Northern California and Idaho. Through family connections, Eccles was also involved with many other logging enterprises, and he influenced the growth of the Inter-Mountain region as well as the Pacific Northwest. Sumpter Valley Logging Railroads is a pictorial history of the Oregon operations, focusing on the operations along the Sumpter Valley Railway. It explores the rails, mills, and people, as well as the logging practices of a... Read More
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In 1889, David Eccles chartered the Oregon Lumber Company, an organization that produced many mills and railways and whose influence was felt from Salt Lake City to Northern California and Idaho. Through family connections, Eccles was also involved with many other logging enterprises, and he influenced the growth of the Inter-Mountain region as well as the Pacific Northwest. Sumpter Valley Logging Railroads is a pictorial history of the Oregon operations, focusing on the operations along the Sumpter Valley Railway. It explores the rails, mills, and people, as well as the logging practices of a... Read More
In 1889, David Eccles chartered the Oregon Lumber Company, an organization that produced many mills and railways and whose influence was felt from Salt Lake City to Northern California and Idaho. Through family connections, Eccles was also involved with many other logging enterprises, and he influenced the growth of the Inter-Mountain region as well as the Pacific Northwest. Sumpter Valley Logging Railroads is a pictorial history of the Oregon operations, focusing on the operations along the Sumpter Valley Railway. It explores the rails, mills, and people, as well as the logging practices of a bygone era.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of Rail
Publication Date: 29th August 2011
State: Oregon
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738575421
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
Author Bio
Using materials from the PTRC corporate archives, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Oregon Historical Society, City of Portland Archives, and many private collections, this book paints a picture of the development of the railroad and touches on the city that nurtured its development. Alfred Mullett, a longtime Portlander, discovered this railroad while working on another project. Researching this book has given him a new appreciation of the interesting and often surprising history of his hometown and the role played by the railroads in its development.
In 1889, David Eccles chartered the Oregon Lumber Company, an organization that produced many mills and railways and whose influence was felt from Salt Lake City to Northern California and Idaho. Through family connections, Eccles was also involved with many other logging enterprises, and he influenced the growth of the Inter-Mountain region as well as the Pacific Northwest. Sumpter Valley Logging Railroads is a pictorial history of the Oregon operations, focusing on the operations along the Sumpter Valley Railway. It explores the rails, mills, and people, as well as the logging practices of a bygone era.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of Rail
Publication Date: 29th August 2011
State: Oregon
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738575421
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA) TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
Using materials from the PTRC corporate archives, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Oregon Historical Society, City of Portland Archives, and many private collections, this book paints a picture of the development of the railroad and touches on the city that nurtured its development. Alfred Mullett, a longtime Portlander, discovered this railroad while working on another project. Researching this book has given him a new appreciation of the interesting and often surprising history of his hometown and the role played by the railroads in its development.
