Who Are We and Where Are We Going?
Rural Urban History and Demographics
Bill Robbins Professor Emeritus, History, OSU
Carl Abbott Professor, Urban Studies & Planning,
PSU
Roger Hammer -Asst. Professor, Sociology, OSU
Moderator: Michael Hibbard
Director, Institute for Policy Research & Innovation,
UO
Town and Country in Oregon:
A Conflicted Legacy
William G. Robbins
Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History
Oregon State University
John Gast, 1878
Fernand Braudel (1902-1985)
was the leading exponent of the
"Annales" school of history,
which emphasizes total history
over long historical periods and
large geographical space.
This map of the Pacific Northwest in the 1860s shows
Portland's profitable hinterland, including The Dalles,
Wallula, Walla Walla, and mining camps and towns in
Idaho and Montana.
The rates of freight charged were
“all the traffic would bear” [1862]
From Portland to The Dalles, 121 miles, per ton ..... $10.00
From Portland to Umatilla, 217 miles, per ton ..... $20.00
From Portland to Wallula, 240 miles, per ton ..... $25.00
From Portland to Lewiston, 407 miles, per ton ..... $40.00
Passenger Charges:
Portland to The Dalles ..... $ 5.00
Portland to Umatilla ..... $10.00
Portland to Lewiston ..... $20.00
A Grange poster shows various American professions,
but places the farmer at the center of importance.
Grangers fought against monopoly and corruption.
William S.
U’Ren
Columbia River
Highway at
Bishop’s Corner
“Hoovervilles”
on the
Willamette
Lumber production reaches alltime peak in 1955
Former Pope and Talbot mill site,
Oakridge
Lester Thurow
Lester
Thurow