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Archive Home > 2003 > May > 18 > The Great Railroad Race

The Great Railroad Race

Every Sunday for a year, we will publish a page from The Bulletin's history of covering local and national news, starting with the first publication on record, March 27, 1903. Every fourth Sunday, the historical page will focus on a significant aspect of

By Today, we focus on railroads' arrival in Central Oregon. Next month, we examine role of sawmills timber industry. Or topics will in / The Bulletin
May 18, 2003

A crowd of 2,000 people gathered in Bend on Oct. 5, 1911, to watch an event that would place the city at the center of expansion and development in Central Oregon.

When railroad magnate James J. Hill hammered the ceremonial golden spike into the newly-laid train tracks through Bend, he ensured....

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