Before Beaverton’s big explosion in 1909, the center of the commercial district, as depicted in this 1903 photo, was adjacent to the original railroad depot, the Beaverton Merchantile Co., and the Ross Brother’s office. South of that was the Hardware with the dynamite bunker in the store that provided the stumpblasting needs of local farmers, that was the source of the explosive material. J...
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