Oregon Railway and Navigation Company

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Incorporated in 1879, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company carried agricultural and mining freight on two mail lines; Portland to Huntington, Oregon and Pendleton, Oregon to Winona, Washington. By 1890 it owned over 642 miles of track, but in 1896 it was sold to the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company.

From the description of Timetables, 1881-1903. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 48757673

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company employees photographs [graphic], circa 1910. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Steamship Hassalo plans, circa 1850-1888 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn William Simpson correspondence, 1987-1919, 1882-1885 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Wetmore, Charles Whitman, 1854-1919. Business records, 1888-1896 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Simeon Gannett Reed papers, 1864-1931, 1864-1896 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Baker Family. The Baker Family Collection, 1850-1970 (bulk 1850-1948). Whitman College, Penrose Library
referencedIn Ainsworth, John Commigers, 1822-1893. John Commigers Ainsworth dictation and related biographical material, [ca. 1890]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Records, 1905-1918. Eastern Washington University, JFK Library
referencedIn Letter, 1883 July 29 : In camp [near Colfax, Washington], to Dear Folks. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Farmers' Union records, 1887 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Oregon Steam Navigation Company. Oregon Steam Navigation Company Records [manuscript], 1860-1890. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Powers, Alfred. Alfred Powers collection [manuscript], 1834-1963. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Henry Villard business papers, 1862-1928 (inclusive), 1870-1900 (bulk) Baker Library, Harvard Business School
referencedIn George family. George family papers, 1877-1983 (bulk 1895-1910) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Kennedy, Charles D., b. 1856. Charles D. Kennedy letters to his family, [187-]-1888. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn The Baker Family Collection, 1850-1970, 1850-1948 Whitman College and Northwest Archives Penrose Memorial Library, Whitman College
referencedIn Henry Carter Adams papers Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. [Mortgages, indentures, and bond offerings of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company employees photographs, circa 1910 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Transportation Collection, ca. 1845-2012 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Steamship Harvest Queen plans [manuscript], circa 1850-1950. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Villard, Henry, 1835-1900. Henry Villard business papers, 1862-1900 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Transportation collection, [ca. 1850-2003]. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Fairfield, Wash. photographs collection [graphic], circa 1915. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Steamship Harvest Queen plans, circa 1850-1950 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn John Miller Drake Papers, 1841-1935, 1862-1895 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Alfred Powers papers, 1834-1963 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Gates, John, 1829-1888,. Steamship Hassalo plans [manuscript], circa 1850-1888. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Villiard, Henry, 1835-1900. Henry Villiard correspondence with President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1880-1883. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co. Ship plans, 1871-1891. Independence Seaport Museum
referencedIn Kennedy, Charles D., b. 1856. Charles D. Kennedy letters to his family, [187-]-1888. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Drake, John M (John Miller), 1830-1913. John Miller Drake papers, 1862-1912. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Reed, Simeon Gannett, 1830-1895. Simeon Gannett Reed papers, 1864-1931 (bulk: 1864-1896). Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Railroad Commission of Washington. Proceedings, 1905 November 8-1905 November 14. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
creatorOf Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. Timetables, 1881-1903. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history.]. Yale University Library
Role Title Holding Repository
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associatedWith Adams, Henry Carter, 1851-1921 person
associatedWith Ainsworth, John Commigers, 1822-1893. person
associatedWith Baker family family
associatedWith Baker Family. corporateBody
associatedWith Dana, Arnold Guyot, 1862- person
associatedWith Drake, John M (John Miller), 1830-1913. person
associatedWith Farmers' Union (Walla Walla, Wash.) corporateBody
associatedWith Gates, John, 1829-1888, person
associatedWith George family. family
associatedWith Kennedy, Charles D., b. 1856. person
associatedWith Oregon Steam Navigation Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Powers, Alfred. person
associatedWith Railroad Commission of Washington. corporateBody
associatedWith Reed, Simeon Gannett, 1830-1895. person
associatedWith Simpson, William, fl. 1882-1885 person
associatedWith Villard, Henry, 1835-1900. person
associatedWith Villiard, Henry, 1835-1900. person
associatedWith Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Wetmore, Charles Whitman, 1854-1919. person
associatedWith William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co. corporateBody
associatedWith William H. Brown Collection. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Oregon
Wesy (U.S.)--Finance
Washington (State)
Subject
Railroads
Railroads
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Active 1881

Active 1903

German,

English

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