Prunes. Explosives. Scarlet Fever. 1924 in rural Washington County wasn't as quiet as you might think. This and more in this week's history column. No subscription required - Happy Thanksgiving!
November 20, 1924 in Forest Grove: an armory is proposed, a reader considers how best to name Forest Grove streets, and preparations for a "quiet" Thanksgiving are underway.
A century ago, Timber had a hotel, and it lit on fire. "Bridge gang is heroic," read the headline, crediting the heroic work of a small crew using fire extinguishers for keeping the fire from spreading to the rest of the town.
In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times and the Hillsboro Argus
This week a century ago, it was all about Banks as everyone in rural western Washington County prepared for a tradition that was the precursor to today's Banks BBQ.
