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THE FIRST DOCTOR
Grandview did not enjoy the convenience of a resident physi¬ cian until the summer of 1909, when Dr. Poole came. Though his stay was short, he was immediately succeeded by another of his profession, and there has been no time since then that the sick have not been well cared for.
OUR RAILROADS
Grandview's progress has never been spectacular, just an even steady growth which can be attributed to several causes,one of which is the transportation service afforded by the two rail¬ roads. Northern Pacific and Union Pacific.
Though the Northern Pacific branch line was extended into Grandview in the late fall of 1906, winter freshets damaged the road so badly there was practically no service until the follow¬ ing spring.
A real depot, begun in 1908, was opened to the public in April, 1909. Two months later Mr. D. C. Brown was installed as our first station agent.
The train service was typical of a new road. A mixed train which all oalled "Sage Brush Annie" came down to Grandview some¬ time in the afternoon or evening, remained over night and returned to Yakima the next morning. Both the train and schedule gradually improved.
About two years later the first depot was moved down the track to serve as a freight house and a new depot built on the old site in 1912.
A few years later this branch was extended to join the main line at Gibbon; also extensive improvements were made which per¬ mitted higher class of train service through this territory.
In 1907-1908 what was then known as the North Coast Railroad was already busy with construction work through our town. Later it was known as the Oregon, Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
The road was formally opened with a big excursion from Walla Walla to Yakima March 22, 1911. All depots along the line having been completed prior to the excursion, this date also marked the opening of our local depot. Mr. Vincent Walker was the first Agent. This road is now known as the Union Pacific.
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Another reason for Grandview's healthy growth was that she was surrounded by a large, fertile territory. Her first freight shipments of a few cars increased in ten years to 1500 oars per year. In 1925 thirty-five cars of sweet cherries alone were shipped from here.
In addition to the regular irrigated land, three large tracts above gravity have been organized into districts, and put under cultivation by installing pumping plants.
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| Resource identifier | BCL0001 |
| Title | History of Grandview Washington [later vol. 1 & 2] |
| Creator | Grandview Pioneer Association |
| Contributor | Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941; |
| Subject |
History Books |
| Topic |
Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| Location (subject) | United States -- Washington -- Yakima County -- Grandview |
| Description | This book was later reprinted by Asahel Curtis Photo Co. and split into two volumes. This is the original album which encompasses volumes 1 and 2. Compound object: click on title to see 300+ individual text and photo items. |
| Publisher (digital) | Washington State Library |
| Publisher (original) | Grandview Pioneer Association |
| Date (digital) | 2008-04-11 |
| Date (original) | 1927-01-27; |
| Type |
Text Still Image |
| Language (iso code) | eng |
| Contributing institution | Grandview Library |
| Collection | Grandview Heritage -- Grandview Library Collection |
| Access file format | image/jpeg |
| Digitization specifications | extent: 276 files |
| Source item specifications | holding institution: Grandview Library; extent and medium: 1 book, 255 pgs. of text, 102 images; other physical details: leather bound 3-ring binder |
| Rights and use | The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Rights may be reserved; responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish or reproduce rests with the user. For additional information, please contact the Benton City Library, Mid-Columbia Libraries. |
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