THE LATE CURT DEATHERAGE AND HIS GRANDSON, IAN. Photo submitted 2017
Editor’s note: This was the first column submitted by the late Curt Deatherage in January 2018. Enjoy.
The population of Oregon was burgeoning at the turn of the 20th century – nearly doubling every 20 years. The need and desire for transportation other than horse-drawn wagons in the mud, particularly in urban areas, spurred several groups of enterprising businessmen into action. The resulting interurban…
