{"product_id":"mcminnville-christy-van-heukelem-9780738593159","title":"McMinnville","description":"William Newby had a vision to create a place of commerce and residence for settlers to the Willamette Valley. Newby named the town after his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee, and saw plenty of local opportunities on his land, straddling an old Native American trail along what is now Baker Street. Newby had a millstone shipped from Oregon City so grain could be ground at his mill. Soon, a blacksmith shop and a general store attracted people to an expanding village. In 1866, the area's first newspaper began publication and would later become the McMinnville News-Register. Newby donated land for a college, built churches, warehouses, mills, and stores. The city was incorporated in 1882, shortly after the arrival of the railroad. Since then, McMinnville has become the center of population and government for Yamhill County. It sports many modern industries and retains the charm of the historic city along Third Street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christy Van Heukelem, Tom Fuller, The News-Register\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 073859315X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738593159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.40d","brand":"Christy Van Heukelem","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925814182143,"sku":"9780738593159","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d8ebe39a-3d48-4b4d-8768-dfa97d1b25aa.jpg?v=1681079518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mcminnville-christy-van-heukelem-9780738593159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}