Category Archives: Early History

Early history of Garden Home prior to 1900.

Garden Home Post Office

Posted on November 21, 2013 by GHHP

History of the Garden Home Post Office By Elaine Shreve [2019 Update: The historic Post Office safe from the 1968-1992 location was recently found and relocated to the Garden Home Growlers inside the Garden Home Market Place.] Brief history of … Continue reading →

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History of the Historic Oregon Electric Railway Segment of the Fanno Creek Trail

Posted on November 19, 2013 by GHHP

In 1847, a pioneer from Missouri named Augustus Fanno journeyed to the Oregon territory. He traveled the Tualatin Plains Indian Trail searching for land for a homestead. He eventually chose a spot not far from Garden Home with fertile lowlands … Continue reading →

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Eickmeyer Red & White store on Greenburg Rd

Posted on November 19, 2013 by GHHP

The railroad tracks of the early 1900s separated at Garden Home with one set of tracks going west to Beaverton and the other going south to Tigard and McMinnville. This Red & White store was at the Greenburg Station, on … Continue reading →

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Charles and Musetta Adams

Posted on November 19, 2013 by GHHP

Memoirs from an afternoon visit with Culmer “John” Adams and his wife Lucille Family Charles’ father came out first and got a job at the freight depot. About a year later, the rest of the family followed. Charles, the grandfather, worked for … Continue reading →

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History of Garden Home written by students in 1962

Posted on November 18, 2013 by GHHP

The following Garden Home history  was written by seventh grade students  in 1962.  It was apparently presented publicly by the PTA at a Founder’s Day event, 1964.   We have an original quite faded copy with the name Dorothy Meisner at … Continue reading →

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