Pirate, jailbird, hustler, tycoon: 'Colonel' T. Edgenton Hogg
- Author
- Finn J.D. John
- Published
- Tue 09 Sep 2025
- Episode Link
- https://offbeatoregon.com/assets-2017/1703a.edgenton-hogg-railroad-to-nowhere-433/250909.1703a.hogg-railroad-magnate-yaquina.mp3
Desperate for some ready cash after his steamer wrecked on the beach, the would-be magnate hastily built a “railroad to nowhere” over Santiam Pass in an attempt to swindle the federal government. It probably would have worked, but ... (Newport, Lincoln County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1703a.hogg-railroad-yaquina-433.html)
