The Atlas project embodies a dedication to collaboration, aiming to integrate stakeholders’ voices in historical narratives and foster reflection on lost communities. Through the History Jamboree, participants can engage with unseen historical materials, offer their stories, and learn more about the project. Collaboration is at the heart of the Atlas. Our goal is to offerContinue reading “The Inaugural History Jamboree!”
Author Archives: Jack Warner
The Great Depression in the Pacific Northwest– The Human Cost of Infrastructure Development
The Great Depression’s effect in the Pacific Northwest revealed the human cost of New Deal policies and the displacement they wrought. Although FDR’s attempt at stabilizing the economy did provide the much-needed relief for men and women across the nation, infrastructure projects like large dams resulted in the displacement of communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.Continue reading “The Great Depression in the Pacific Northwest– The Human Cost of Infrastructure Development”
Trees Aplenty- Logging in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest’s logging industry brought thousands to its dense forests. The environmental and social effects of logging were significant as ghost towns and stripped-down forests were left in the wake of loggers. The town of Detroit served as the home of many loggers in the Willamette Valley who, alongside the companies who employed them,Continue reading “Trees Aplenty- Logging in the Pacific Northwest”
The Willamette Valley Project— Old Detroit’s Inundation on the eve of the Dam Building Boom
The Willamette Valley Project, and the towns it drowned, are currently at the center of the Atlas of Drowned Towns research focus. The town of Old Detroit, a small unincorporated community along the North Santiam River, was a victim of dam construction that many in the Willamette Valley were thrilled see built. The Willamette ValleyContinue reading “The Willamette Valley Project— Old Detroit’s Inundation on the eve of the Dam Building Boom”
Meet our Graduate Assistant, Jack Warner!
Hello! My name is Jack Warner, and I am one of the graduate research assistants apart of the Drowned Towns team. My time with the Atlas began shortly after my enrollment at Boise State in January 2023, and will continue for the foreseeable future. I am originally from San Diego, California and received my B.AContinue reading “Meet our Graduate Assistant, Jack Warner!”