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Across the Rails at Smith's Crossing A Wait of Progress
A first-person travelogue chronicles land surveys for a Portland and Seattle railroad right of way. Locals recount loss of land and gardens as surveys begin, tents rise, grading starts, and workers recruit amid tension between communities and railroad men. The piece captures fear, humor, and the human cost of progress.
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St. Johns
Smith's Crossing
Maegley Junction
Mucgley Junction
Gray House
Eureka
Portland and Seattle Railway
Mr. Hill
Feding Ies Aman
Harrian i
New
Newman
P. & S. Company
Mac
Hetore
Mr. Newman