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The Pacific Northwest in the Mid 1800s to Early 1900s
The Pacific Northwest consists of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia and is defined by regions of culture and architecture. Long before 1850, about 10,000 years ago to be more specific, Indians lived a hunting-gathering life-style. One of the three identified types of Indians was the Coastal Indians who sported two types of structures: the Chinook house and the Alaskan house. The Alaskan house was, of course, built just north of the Pacific Northwest. Indians saw the land as sacred whereas the white people who came to America and transformed the landscape into farming saw the land as a utility. This Utilitarian outlook was, perhaps, derived from the bible, a misleading document that seems to justify the destruction of the planet.
Before the time of the railroad Captain Cook initiated maritime fur trading without permanently settling. Then in the early 19th century permanent pods were established including the Hudson Bay Company. After 1834 missions were organized in order to convert the Indians to Christianity. The nature of the Methodist Church is of domination, whether it be over land or over people. Agriculture was the culture in Oregon but in Washington and British Columbia trees were the most important resource and was the basis of the economy. Cities in California such as San Francisco were built out of lumber from Seattle and Victoria.
The Oregon Territory (Oregon and Washington) had a Donation Land Law in order to get people to come to the area and develop the land. In an agreement to occupy land for a minimum of four years, 320 acres were given to each person or 640 acres per married couple. The Donation Land Act was credited with bringing 30,000 people into Oregon before its expiration in 1855 but was criticized for having unnecessarily isolated early pioneers. Portland was helped in the beginning by the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, which provided waterways for boats to transport people and goods.
It’s believed that familiar things in new places make people comfortable. The settlers of Portland brought with them the house types and designs they were used to and comfortable with. The New England salt box, the Mid-Atlantic Type House, the Scottish House Type, and the Southern House Types all made an appearance in the early days of Portland. Andrew Jackson Dowling had a fondness for the picturesque style and tried to develop a national taste and so gothic architecture became popular. Dowling even preferred “picturesque” (or gothic) over “beautiful.”
Ben Holladay (controller of the Oregon Steamship Company) completed the beginning phase of the Oregon and California Railroad line in 1872 that spanned from Portland all the way to Roseburg (located in the southwestern part of Oregon.) Henry Villard who started construction of a railroad along the south bank of the Columbia was aiming to get the region connected nationally as opposed to Holladay’s desire to strengthen trade up and down the Pacific Coast. In 1883 Villard, who had gained control of the Northern Pacific, was responsible for the first transcontinental connection to the Pacific Northwest. In the 1880’s and 1890s Richardsonian Romanesque architecture dominated building styles because eastern railroad companies promoted such construction.
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HO SCALE MODEL RAILROAD TRAINS LAYOUT PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN FREIGHT BOXCAR 97956 | ![]() |
2 Bids | US $3.77 | 31m |
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VINTAGE LIONEL 628 GE 44 TON SWITCHER NORTHERN PACIFIC LK | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $49.99 | 37m |
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146 4906 SD40 2 SNOOT CP RAIL ROAD 5904 CANADIAN PACIFIC | ![]() |
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US $79.95 | 42m |
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HO River Point 2008 Ford F 350 Extended Cab Pick up Union Pacific UP | ![]() |
8 Bids | US $19.25 | 46m |
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N Walthers Life Like PROTO N Diesel EMD GP20 New York Central 2109 920 7790 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $59.99 | 51m |
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N Walthers Life Like PROTO N Diesel EMD GP20 Southern Pacific 723 920 7794 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $59.99 | 51m |
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HO TRAIN TICHY TRAIN GROUP PFE REEFER CLASS R 40 2 UNDECORATED MINT | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $19.99 | 53m |
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Gilbert American Flyer 971 Southern Pacific Lumber Unloading Car S Gauge NR | ![]() |
16 Bids | US $88.66 | 1h 6m |
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HO PFM Pacific Fast Mail United GN Great Northern H 5 4 6 2 Brass Train w sound | ![]() |
7 Bids | US $160.49 | 1h 9m |
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC SP GP9 GP 9 5662 ATHEARN GENESIS HO RTR BLACK WIDOW | ![]() |
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US $151.99 | 1h 9m |
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HO LifeLike Proto 2000 UP Union Pacific PA Diesel 600 Mars Light Dyn Brakes | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $69.00 | 1h 12m |
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC SP GP9 GP 9 5634 ATHEARN GENESIS HO RTR BLACK WIDOW | ![]() |
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US $151.99 | 1h 13m |
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Lot 6 Four telephone telegraph power poles | ![]() |
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US $10.75 | 1h 15m |
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Mantua Northern Pacific Railroad Vandy Tender Train Car HO MIB | ![]() |
7 Bids | US $16.65 | 1h 16m |
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HO LifeLike Proto 2000 SP Southern Pacific GP30 Diesel Rd No 5017 PN 23122 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $49.00 | 1h 19m |
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3 N Scale Rolling Stock Railroad Carrier Trains Aurora Life Like Bachmann | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $9.95 | 1h 20m |
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Lionel 6110 Missouri Pacific MoPac Covered Quad Hopper | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $25.00 | 1h 21m |
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Lot 30 Three Power Poles w Transformer | ![]() |
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US $10.95 | 1h 25m |
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Lot 79 Three Double Telephone Telegraph Power Poles | ![]() |
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US $10.95 | 1h 39m |
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N Gauge Railroad Tank Car Southern Pacific Train Set Model Transportation NIB | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $3.99 | 1h 40m |
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HO scale IHC Union Pacific Railroad UP old time wood wooden caboose car train | ![]() |
5 Bids | US $3.25 | 1h 40m |
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SOHO Brass Union Pacific Streamliner Pacific Beauty 10 6 sleeping car Painted | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $79.00 | 1h 45m |
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GEORGIA PACIFIC FLASHLIGHT | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $3.95 | 1h 49m |
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SOHO Brass Union Pacific Streamliner Ocean Sunset 5 2 2 sleeper Factory Painted | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $85.00 | 1h 50m |
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Northern Pacific three different s Intermoutain HO Ready to Roll MINT New | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $55.99 | 1h 52m |
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5 Pieces Readers Digest N Scale Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive Cars | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $19.99 | 2h |
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HO Brass Great Northern Y 1 Boxcab Electric Loco PFM Tenshodo 1975 NO RESERVE | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $445.00 | 2h |
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HO Brass Union Pacific 5450 Series Chair Car Wasatch MINT NO RESERVE | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $125.00 | 2h |
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HO Brass Union Pacific EMD SD60M 6335 OMI 58441 MINT NO Reserve | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $325.00 | 2h 1m |
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Animated Billboard Sign Northern Pacific HO O 1171 NEW | ![]() |
5 Bids | US $10.50 | 2h 1m |
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Atlas O WEATHERED Canadian Pacific CP Rail CPR EMD GP9 Loco QSI DCC Sound | ![]() |
12 Bids | US $330.00 | 2h 2m |
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Atlas HO H24 66 Train Master Locomotive Canadian Pacific 8901 DCCSound 7742 | ![]() |
19 Bids | US $108.39 | 2h 5m |
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N MTL Micro Trains 65260 SP 39 tankcar 58576 NIOB | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $12.99 | 2h 9m |
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N KADEE Micro Trains 43087 1 UP 40 boxcar 170707 NIOB | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $17.99 | 2h 9m |
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Kato N AC4400CW Diesel UP Flag 5780 DCC Ready 1767007 | ![]() |
17 Bids | US $65.11 | 2h 11m |
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Embossing seal Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Railroad Train pamplets | ![]() |
5 Bids | US $37.56 | 2h 16m |
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LIONEL 6 11266 PRR SCALE K 4 PACIFIC STEAMER CONVENTIONAL w RailSounds | ![]() |
9 Bids | US $216.50 | 2h 16m |
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HO Southern Pacific Long 3 Window Caboose 3724 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $4.00 | 2h 18m |
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Playart HO Scale Union Pacific UP Railroad Powered Diesel Train Engine 2828 | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $9.98 | 2h 18m |
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HO Athearn Genesis Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine powered with Sound | ![]() |
4 Bids | US $305.00 | 2h 24m |
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Life Like HO Union Pacific UP Railroad Powered GP 50 Diesel Train Engine 3901 | ![]() |
4 Bids | US $20.00 | 2h 25m |
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SOHO Brass Union Pacific Streamliner Ocean Sunset 5 2 2 sleeping car | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $79.00 | 2h 27m |
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SOHO Brass Union Pacific Streamliner Dome Diner Fact paint Detailed interior | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $175.00 | 2h 30m |
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Canadian Pacific Railroad 8552 Fairbanks Morse H16 44 Bachmann Spectrum 81208 | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $19.95 | 2h 30m |
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Canadian Pacific Railroad 50 Precision Design Box Car 207132 Atlas 1358 1 | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $4.95 | 2h 30m |
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HO Gauge Great Northern Rail Diesel Car Athern Metal Railroad Motorized | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $19.99 | 2h 30m |
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HO scale Varney Union Pacific UP railroad hopper car train 2 bay coal | ![]() |
2 Bids | US $2.27 | 2h 32m |
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Ho model train Bachman Four Bay hooper Union Pacific UP 518125 | ![]() |
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US $12.99 | 2h 36m |
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N Scale Southern Pacific Tank Car | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $.99 | 2h 48m |
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HO Athearn SD40 2 SNOOT NOSE Union Pacific UP POWERED 3304 Engine Loco | ![]() |
3 Bids | US $41.00 | 2h 48m |
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WILLIAMS 21814 UP HERITAGE SERIES CNW SD 90 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 58m |
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WILLIAMS 21810 HERITAGE SERIES MISSOURI PACIFIC SD 90 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 59m |
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WILLIAMS 21811 HERITAGE SERIES WESTERN PACIFIC SD 90 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 59m |
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WILLIAMS 21816 U P BUILDING AMERICA HERITAGE SD 90 SALE | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 59m |
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WILLIAMS 21812 UP HERITAGE SERIES MKT SD 90 NEW | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 59m |
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WILLIAMS 21813 UP HERITAGE SERIES RIO GRANDE SD 90 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 59m |
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WILLIAMS 21815 HERITAGE SERIES SOUTHERN PACIFIC SD 90 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $129.00 | 2h 59m |
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American Flyer Stock Yard 771 Missouri Pacific Cattle Car 736 Circa 1954 | ![]() |
2 Bids | US $26.00 | 3h 1m |
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Pacific Limited Brass SP box car Southern Pacific sheathed outside braced 2 rail | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $349.00 | 3h 3m |
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Athearn 40 UNION PACIFIC box car ptd SERVES ALL THE WEST kit | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $4.00 | 3h 5m |
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Pacific Limited Brass NP wood box car Northern Pacific weathered sprung trucks | ![]() |
1 Bid | US $349.00 | 3h 6m |
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RTR Intermountain Sierra Pacific 40 ft reefer 199058 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $15.00 | 3h 10m |
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Red Caboose 40 1937 AAR Boxcar Union Pacific OSL 189745 Custom Weathered | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $14.99 | 3h 11m |
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Lionel Famous American Railroad Union Pacific Reefer Car 1980 | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $12.99 | 3h 17m |
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PFM Brass HOn3 Colorado Southern 1006 Caboose | ![]() |
0 Bid | US $69.95 | 3h 22m |
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC 4 8 0 TW CLASS Vol11 PICTORIAL | ![]() |
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US $19.95 | 3h 27m |
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