In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a "tin lizzie" collision with a motorcycle, the Banks Hog and Dairy Show starts, and more from 1922.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, Vernonia becomes a boom town, a baby clinic is held in Banks, and more.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a logging camp opens near Glenwood, a new bridge over Gales Creek in Watts, and more!
"Two juveniles trespassed on the mill property and caused damage while building "forts" in the wood stacks. Both juveniles were identified, and some very upset parents handled the discipline and worked with the mill manager to find a resolution to the incident," this month's police log notes.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, Vernonia's first newspaper flies, gossip from Gales Creek, and a detailed account of two gravel trucks and the "antics" they get up to.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a timely warning about wildfires, a mailbox snafu in Banks, and a Gales Creek home gets "modern" plumbing.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, take a 1922 road trip through Greenville, Watts, and Forest Grove with some "old timers."
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, a detailed account of a fish hatchery in Gales Creek, a Banks figure (with their family now marked with a road name) dies, and more!
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the 4th is celebrated at Balm Grove, a mill burns in Banks, and Watts has a livestock club.
