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As It Was episodes
- As It Was: Klamath Ice Breakup Sets Horse Trembling with FearMost winters, Upper Klamath Lake becomes an immense sheet of ice for up to 20 miles.2 min
- As It Was: Don Maddox Rides the Rails to CaliforniaOne of the Rogue Valley’s most famous residents is Don Maddox, son of a sharecropper and a country music legend at age 96.2 min
- As It Was: Stage Company Balks at Frequent RobberiesThere was a time when robberies were so frequent on the 55-mile stage route through the Cascade Mountains between Klamath Falls and Ager, Calif., that Wells, Fargo & Co. refused to transport valuables.2 min
- As It Was: Oregon South Coast Women Enjoy Lunch, Circa 1924Here’s a glimpse into life, circa 1924, on the Southern Oregon Coast:2 min
- As It Was: Sisters Rock Survives Speculators, Provides Beach AccessFor eons, Sisters Rock sat undisturbed, but in 1893 S. H. Frank purchased the natural harbor formation, located midway between Port Orford and Gold Beach, Ore., for storing and shipping tanoak bark to his tannery in San Francisco.2 min
- As It Was: Tree Toppers Climb with Ax, Saw, Sometimes Large PulleysTree toppers had one of logging’s most dangerous jobs in the 1930s. Carrying an ax, saw, and sometimes large pulleys, they climbed to the top of a tall tree with spurs fastened to boots and a leather strap around the tree trunk.2 min
- As It Was: Government Denies Plan to Drain Klamath LakeThe same federal agency that partially drained Northern California’s Tule Lake to create fertile farmland in the early 1900s considered, but rejected, something similar in Southern Oregon more than a half century later.2 min
- As It Was: Wagons Slide Down Steepest Applegate Trail HillsidesA treacherous part of the Applegate Trail in the 1840s was sliding covered wagons down steep mountain slopes.2 min
- As It Was: Surviving Family Carves Out Life in Shasta CountyJohn and Sarah Alberg emigrated from Sweden to Northern California in 1874, settling in Shasta County, where they raised and sold vegetables, primarily potatoes. They also milked cows for butter.2 min
- As It Was: Jacksonville Creating Granite Pathway of HistoryPedestrians approaching the Jacksonville, Ore., City Hall will soon be taking a walk through history.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.