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As It Was episodes
- As It Was: Grants Pass Sinners Pay Preacher’s Travel ExpensesIn 1886, an elderly Methodist minister in Grants Pass Oregon was moving to a new parish, but the congregation fell $30 short for buying his train ticket.2 min
- As It Was: European Immigrants Provide Oregon Coast Place NamesWhen Whiskey Creek gold was discovered south of Coos Bay in 1852, miners from all over the world showed up on the Southern Oregon Coast, hoping to strike it rich. As more European immigrants arrived, some brought place names with them.2 min
- As It Was: Historic Marker Locates Siskiyou Mountain Wagon RoadNearly 40 years ago the Southern Oregon Historical Society placed a historic marker on old Hwy 99 commemorating the Siskiyou Mountain Wagon Road.2 min
- As It Was: The Town Of Weed, Calif., Finally Embraces “Weed”The small Siskiyou County town of Weed, Calif., finally embraced linking its name to marijuana by holding a Four Twenty Educational Weed Festival this year. On April 20, of course.2 min
- As It Was: Mine Produces a Rich Vein in 1897 after Being SoldIn 1897, an important mining strike was made in Northern California only four weeks after the claim was purchased for a pittance.2 min
- As It Was: Panther Makes off With Toll House Visitor’s PoodleIn the summer of 1884, a lady walked her poodle on a hill above the Siskiyou Toll Road House south of Ashland, Ore. Her companions heard a shriek and ran to find the lady unconscious and her little dog missing.2 min
- As It Was: World War II Nurse Moves at War’s End to Ashland, Ore.A nurse who went ashore on Normandy Beach immediately after World War II’s D-Day invasion of France, Florence Louise Platko Schilling, moved in 1946 to Ashland, Ore.2 min
- As It Was: Eight Dollar Mountain Provides Biological DiversityIn 2008, The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department joined federal agencies and the Nature Conservancy in managing the Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, recognized since the 1880s for its rare plants that grow in rocky serpentine soil.2 min
- As It Was: One-armed, Half-Blind Bronc Rider Wins PrizesIn 1916, Edwin Billings was born a strong, healthy baby. When he was 15, an accident resulted in permanent injury, yet he strived to work as hard as any man.2 min
- As It Was: Store Gains Fame as “Most Robbed” in Oregon in 1935Opening around 1910, E. C. Faber’s General Store had become a Central Point, Ore., fixture, but by 1935 it was a laughing stock. The store had been robbed 20 times in 25 years, and was known as the “most robbed” store in the state.2 min
About As It Was
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Colorful vignettes dedicated to the regional history of Southern Oregon and Northern California. As It Was is an all volunteer effort -- produced by Raymond Scully and narrated by Shirley Patton in…
partnership with writers from the Southern Oregon Historical Society.If you have a writing background and would like to submit an As It Was essay for consideration, email your written piece to [email protected] collection of As It Was essays is available in a high-quality paperback book at the JPR Online Store. Each episode is also available below.