Located in an old courthouse, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum contains three floors of artifacts and displays dealing with the history of Tillamook County, Oregon, from the Indian settlements through the coming of the Euro-American pioneers. Photographs from the museum’s displays are shown below.
Logging:
Shown above is a model of the Whitney Lumber Company.
An important part of logging operations in the nineteenth century was the steam donkey. The name “steam donkey” comes from ships where a secondary engine, called a donkey engine, would be used to load cargo, power pumps, or raise sails. In logging, a cable (or a hemp rope in the early years) would be wound around a downed log; the donkey’s engineer would then power the steam engine drag the log in.
Military:
The military room shows uniforms, war trophies, guns, and other items related to the military.
Law Enforcement:
A small display of law enforcement memorabilia is displayed in what used to be a jail cell in the old courthouse.
Transportation:
Shown above is a 1902 Holsman Automobile.
Dairy Industry:
Since Tillamook today is well-known for its daily industry, particularly cheese making, some of the artifacts displayed at the museum deal with this industry.
Artifacts Depicting Every Day Life:
