1880s, Photo Search
The first order of business in creating an agricultural economy was clearing the land. Thousands of acres of virgin timber spread throughout Jackson County, and the lumber business became s source of great wealth for the men who had the means to capitalize on this...
1890s, Photo Search
The Paragon Milling Company Building with a tree in Newport. Later the building was the Newport Grain and Milling Company. From the James Morgan Collection.
1900s, Photo Search
From the James Morgan Collection.
