Bridges might seem like a mundane topic, but they offer a lot of history and stories. After all, bridges don't just connect us physically, but through time and tragedy as well. Stories include Portland bridges, Holcomb Bridge, Grave Creek Bridge, and more!

This show is part of the Oregon Voices Network, and you can see all the other shows we do at www.oregonvoices.net.

Sources:

Arkadiko Bridge - Wikipedia

Zavikon Island - Wikipedia

Julie-rekai-rickerd-papers.pdf

Donald S. Rickerd, Walking on a Tightrope: Canada and North Korea, October 27, 2015 - Toronto Whiff of Grape

World’s Smallest International Bridge Is Only 19 Feet Long

List of highest bridges - Wikipedia

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge - Wikipedia

8 of the Most Devastating Bridge Collapses | HISTORY

The Goat: Why this 92-Year-Old Bridge is World's Biggest Timber Trestle | Wood Central

Morrison Bridge - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Street_Bridge_disaster#Witness_brings_charges_against_steamer_captain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Street_Bridge_(Portland,_Oregon)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumping_Station_Bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritner_Creek_Bridge#:~:text=Built%20in%201927%2C%20in%201976,accommodate%20larger%20loads%20to%20pass.&text=NRHP%20reference%20No.&text=The%2073%2Dfoot%2Dlong%20(,were%20left%20in%20the%20state.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holcomb_Creek_Trestle

https://thatoregonlife.com/2015/10/this-old-oregon-train-trestle-on-dick-road-is-said-to-be-haunted/

Black people have been oppressed for centuries. Enslaved, tortured, and exiled, and yet they still persevere. Today we talk, not about oppression, but about success and determination, of how many black pioneers of Oregon not only found acceptance, but community and home. Stories include Christopher Sewell, James Douglas, and Letitia Carson.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_People%27s_Campaign

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott

https://oregonblackpioneers.org/black-history-spotlight-columbus-sewell/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44253579/louisa_c-sewell

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44253879/christopher-columbus-sewall

https://bluemountaineagle.com/2022/09/27/louisa-sewell/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas_(governor)#Early_life

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitman_massacre#Background

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/douglas_james/

https://barnraisingmedia.com/pioneer-letitia-carson-escaped-slavery-to-became-one-of-oregons-first-farmers/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia_Carson#Early_life

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/09/29/court-records-sojourner-truth-legal-battle

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137591165/letitia-carson

https://letitiacarson.oregonstate.edu/about-letitia-carson/

Sometimes history slams against the present in controversial ways, and the history of protests are a good example of that lesson. Stories include logger labor strikes, women's labor strikes, and the Park Block protests.

Sources:

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/boston-tea-party/#:~:text=It%20was%20a%20protest%20about%20the%20tax,the%20monopoly%20of%20the%20East%20India%20Company.&text=Those%20involved%20in%20the%20protest%20were%20against,both%20expressed%20by%20the%201773%20Tea%20Act.

https://www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/research-and-collections/essays/the-tea-act-and-the-boston-tea-party

https://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/feminism-second-wave#:~:text=Following%20the%20Equal%20Pay%20Act,have%20an%20abortion%20in%201973.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture#:~:text=A%20counterculture%20is%20a%20culture,%2DCulture%20or%20Counter%2Dculture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots#Riots

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/the-english-civil-wars-history-and-stories/#:~:text=The%20English%20Civil%20Wars%20were,during%20the%20First%20World%20War.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Wars-of-the-Roses

https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/narratives/this-land-oregon/the-rural-urban-interface/labor-struggles/#:~:text=The%20most%20significant%20influence%20of,Col.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/American-Federation-of-Labor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Workers_of_the_World#:~:text=The%20Industrial%20Workers%20of%20the,syndicalist%2C%20and%20anarchist%20labor%20movements.