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As It Was episodes
- As It Was: Muleskinners Viet Schutz, Peter Britt Invest in Jacksonville, Ore.When the gold rush town of Jacksonville, Ore., attracted thousands of miners in 1852, two men started a lucrative pack train business to bring supplies to the miners. The partners, Viet Schutz and Peter Britt, invested their earnings in the future.2 min
- As It Was: German Immigrants Establish County Hospital SocietyGerman immigrants of Trinity County, Calif., formed the German Hospital Society on Feb. 1, 1856.2 min
- As It Was: Two-Week Storm Ravishes Del Norte County, Calif. in 1927On February 22, 1927, a winter storm slammed the coast of Del Norte County, Calif., leaving behind two weeks of destruction.2 min
- As It Was: KKK Makes Weird Appearance in Port Orford, Ore.In the spring of 1924, rumors began to fly that a Ku Klux Klan organization was being organized in Curry County, Ore.2 min
- As It Was: Ashland, Ore., Faces Frequent Armed Robberies in the 1920sIn the mid-1920s, armed robbery was frequent in Ashland Ore.2 min
- As It Was: Snow Melt Uncovers Two Bodies at Crater Lake ParkIn November 1933, Doris Sparks and Andrea Mardelle stepped into their car in Spokane, planning to drive all night to Klamath Falls to meet up with Doris’ fiancé. The two cosmetics demonstrators were never heard from again.2 min
- As It Was: Lakeview, Ore., Celebrates Irish Heritage on St. Patrick’s DayDescendants of early Irish immigrants who became sheepherders and cattlemen still live in the Southeastern Oregon town of Lakeview.2 min
- As It Was: Crescent City Struggles to Build and Keep Its DocksIn 1852, Crescent City got permission from the State of California to build a dock for supply ships, but the Northern California harbor village didn’t get a dock until 1860 when an impatient businessman built it himself. It promptly washed away in the first major storm.2 min
- As It Was: First Train Reaches Klamath Falls in 1909Excitement spread through Klamath Falls, Ore., as the first train connecting it with the outside world neared town.2 min
- As It Was: Edison Chiloquin Becomes “The Conscience of the Klamath”In 1985, a member of the Klamath Indian tribe, Edison Chiloquin, achieved his dream of gaining title to his ancestral home in Southern Oregon.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.