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Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad Stock, 1888 [174745]

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Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad Stock, 1888   [174745]

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Issued 1888" Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad stock. "In 1886, the Oregon & Washington Territory Railroad was formed to build from Wallula, Washington Territory to Pendleton, Oregon. Pendleton is located on the Oregon Railroad & Navigation line, so this was an effort to create some competition in that area. It was originally an independent company from the Northern Pacific, but was regarded as friendly to the NP. The line constructed several branch lines in the area, and graded and surveyed others. When the company ran low on capital, it was reorganized as the Washington & Columbia River Railway. This ultimately gave the NP a line from Wallula to Walla Walla, completed in late 1888 and a line from Wallula to Centreville (later renamed Athena) Oregon that was completed the same year. An addition to the Centerville line was also completed from Smeltz to Fulton on the OR&N, which was not far from Pendleton. By the early 1890's the reorganization had left the company under the control of the NP, but official integration with the rest of the NP corporation would not happen until the very early 1900's. Eventually a line was also built from Walla Walla to Milton-Freewater, Oregon." from pnwc-nrhs.org



City: Pendleton,
State: Oregon,
Provenance: Ken Prag Collection Pendleton Oregon Ken Prag Collection