As time — and transportation — move on, so does Hood River
- Photo courtesy of The History Museum of Hood River County
Two two unidentified men attempt to get their car out of the mud in this 1920s photograph. Even when roads in town were paved, those in the county were not.
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The population growth of Hood River is probably a lot like you’d expect it would be: As transportation got faster from the 1850s onward, more people came
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