A century ago, seasonal logging camps, complete with a camp store, opened up to support loggers in the Gales Creek region.

A century ago, the governor came to Banks.

This week a century ago, it was all about Banks as everyone in rural western Washington County prepared for a tradition that was the precursor to today’s Banks BBQ.

“This may save someone else from being killed.”
A century ago, a Gales Creek man was hunting near Timber when he saw what he thought were the eyes of a cougar gleaming in the darkness. He fired his gun, and World War 1 veteran Arthur Weston, holding a small flashlight, was struck.

One hundred years ago, Banks planned to pull out all the stops in an agricultural show to rival the county fair.

“Too many grasshoppers,” the “BANK OF BANKS” declared in a 1924 advertisement. This and more in this week’s Dispatches from History.

Exactly one hundred years ago, a route to Tillamook was taking shape – and a route through Gales Creek was favored.