Historical stories from the last century of archived newspapers: White Salmon Enterprise, Hood River News, and The Dalles Chronicle. One hundred years ago in the Gorge, courts argued over whether Japanese people could own land and Wasco County tried a new road-building method.
1945: Affirmative and negative arguments relative to the proposed construction of a dam in the Columbia river at The Dalles will be presented Saturday before army engineers, at a public hearing in the local circuit courtroom.
Longer stories from the last century of local newspapers. This week in history, the sheriff tracked a big porcupine and the Rajneesh inquired about votes for new members of their community.
Historical stories and photos from Gorge newspapers. A hundred years ago this week, a barred rock hen laid two eggs in one day (big news for a small town!), an automobile accident ended in lawsuits, and a house burned down.
A collection of news and photos from the past century of newspapers in the Columbia Gorge area. On this week of July, a hundred years ago, the Pundt bakery was built in The Dalles, a man climbed Mt. Hood on a motorcycle, and the Hood River bridge was still under construction.
Stories and photos from the last century of local news. In 1924, a fine Wasco County hen laid an egg with a monogrammed "C" on it, and a thief or thieves unknown stole a lot of dollars in silver from The Dalles businesses.
