1920s
Oxen were often used to pull the heaviest loads, especially in muddy conditions, which were frequent since much of the land being cleared was along the river, and the river usually overflowed it’s banks twice a year, contributing to the outstanding fertility of...
1880s, Photo Search
This postcard shows walnut logs being loaded onto a barge somewhere near Newport. They were on their way to a sawmill downriver – perhaps the Empie Lumber Mill in Newport, where they would be cut and planed into boards, studs or shingles – but they...
