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

by Pat Edwards

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996426108
• ISBN13: 9780996426107
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Groundwaters Publishing, LLC
• Length: 558 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"