The Dayton, Sheridan and Grand Ronde Railroad (DS&GR) was a

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in Yamhill and

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counties in the U.S. state of

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In 1877, farmers in

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, Perrydale, Sheridan and Willamina met to discuss building a railroad that would serve their towns. An agreement was reached, and the railroad was incorporated. The railroad constructed twenty miles of tracks on the Yamhill and South Yamhill rivers between Sheridan in the west and

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to the east. By 1879, the railroad was out of money and taken over by a group of Scot capitalists led by the Earl of Airlie. They paid off the debt of the DS&GR and formed the

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References

*Culp, Edwin D. (1972). ''Stations West, The Story of the Oregon Railways'', Bonanza Books, Page 65. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dayton Sheridan Grand Ronde Railroad Defunct Oregon railroads Narrow-gauge railroads in Oregon Transportation in Polk County, Oregon Transportation in Yamhill County, Oregon 1877 establishments in Oregon 3 ft gauge railways in the United States

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