Thurston area
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A road that became known as the [[McKenzie Highway]] was completed as far as Canyon City in Eastern Oregon. It crossed the [[Thurston area]] as it traveled from [[Springfield]] through the Cascade Range. It was originally called [[Scott’s trail]] and operated as a toll road from [[1872]] to [[1894]]. In 1894, the western portion of the route became a [[Lane County]] road (Corning 1956:161). | A road that became known as the [[McKenzie Highway]] was completed as far as Canyon City in Eastern Oregon. It crossed the [[Thurston area]] as it traveled from [[Springfield]] through the Cascade Range. It was originally called [[Scott’s trail]] and operated as a toll road from [[1872]] to [[1894]]. In 1894, the western portion of the route became a [[Lane County]] road (Corning 1956:161). | ||
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| + | A general store owned by [[Rees, T.L.|T.L. Rees]] was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of [[Thurston Road (Springfield)|Thurston Road]] and [[66th Street (Springfield)|66th Street]] in the [[:Category:1890s|1890s]]. | ||
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| + | A [[Thurston High School|high school]] in the community of [[Thurston area|Thurston]] was constructed in [[1913]] (Jones 1958:32). | ||
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Revision as of 23:44, 15 August 2007
1870s
A road that became known as the McKenzie Highway was completed as far as Canyon City in Eastern Oregon. It crossed the Thurston area as it traveled from Springfield through the Cascade Range. It was originally called Scott’s trail and operated as a toll road from 1872 to 1894. In 1894, the western portion of the route became a Lane County road (Corning 1956:161).
1880s
A general store owned by T.L. Rees was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Thurston Road and 66th Street in the 1890s.
1910s
A high school in the community of Thurston was constructed in 1913 (Jones 1958:32).
