Author: Richard H. DillonPublisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Siskiyou Trail
Author: Richard H. DillonPublisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Railway Age
Author: Highway Statistics
Author: Highway/transit Proposals
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface TransportationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Engineering News
Author: Building and Engineering News
Author: Engineering News-record
Author: Engineering News and American Contract Journal
Author: The Railway Age
Author: An Environmental History of the Willamette Valley
Author: Elizabeth OrrPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666474
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Western Oregon's Willamette Basin, once a vast wilderness, became a thriving community almost overnight. When Oregon territory was opened for homesteading in the early 1800s, most of the intrepid pioneers settled in the valley, spurring rapid changes in the landscape. Heralded as fertile with a mild climate and an abundance of natural resources, the valley enticed farmers, miners and loggers, who were quickly followed by the construction of rail lines and roads. Dams were built to harness the once free-flowing Willamette River and provide power to the growing population. As cities rose, people like Portland architect Edward Bennett and conservationist governor Tom McCall worked to contain urban sprawl. Authors Elizabeth and William Orr bring to life the changes that sculpted Oregon's beloved Willamette Valley.