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  • Linnton history: Daring Deeds of Dastardly Desperados, Part Two

    Linnton history: Daring Deeds of Dastardly Desperados, Part Two

    By Patrick Ahern and Theresa Thorud for Skyline Ridge Neighbors Not much newsworthy happened in Linnton during the ensuing several decades. Built in 1852, a wagon road extended along the river from Portland to a spot across the channel from a Sauvie Island farm, encouraging connection between the two hamlets. Shiploads of grain from the…

  • Linnton history: Daring Deeds of Dastardly Desperados, Part 1

    Linnton history: Daring Deeds of Dastardly Desperados, Part 1

    By Patrick Ahern and Theresa Thorud for Skyline Ridge Neighbors Linnton is a hardscrabble little town which has survived decades of grand expectations and dashed hopes, explosive growth and financial calamities. It’s amazing how much history was created in this one and a half by seven-mile strip of land crammed in between the Tualatin hills…