Episode 27: Timber Town

Join lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford through the woods of Oregon to hear about the history of the logging industry and the tales of the trees they fell. Sources: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/zambia-worlds-oldest-wooden-structure-2367672#:~:text=Archaeologists%20working%20in%20Zambia%20have,an%20estimated%20476%2C000%20years%20ago. Centuries-old ship at ground zero likely from Philly | CNN https://palletenterprise.com/view_article/4985/Timber-Over-Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewing_Young https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/trademarks/Pages/lumber.aspx#:~:text=Lumbering%20began%20in%20the%20Oregon,on%20Chehalem%20Creek%20in%201837. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log_flume https://www.history.co.uk/shows/ax-men/articles/history-of-logging#:~:text=Loggers%20relied%20on%20axes%2C%20handsaws,remote%20camps%20near%20their%20worksites. http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/railroads.html#:~:text=Railroad%20History%20in%20Oregon%20began,Portland%20south%20for%2020%20miles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Holladay https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/HistoricalSociety/GeneralStore/1887loggerswages.htm https://worldforestry.org/tracing-oregons-timber-culture/ https://worldforestry.org/world-forestry-centers-timberland-investment-conference-gets-a-new-name/ https://www.wallowa.com/news/majestic-monarch-clings-to-life-in-eagle-cap/article_e07c79be-e654-52e6-8894-f1f0180522da.html https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/agerecords/usa/oregon/