Editing Josephine County, Oregon (section)

==Transportation==
Initially, freight was brought into Josephine County by [[pack train]]. As the trails improved, freight wagons were used. Stage coaches were the primary mode of transportation until 1914, when [[auto stage]]s took over, halving the time from [[Crescent City, California|Crescent City]] to Grants Pass from 24 to 12 hours.<ref>Sutton, pp. 86.</ref>

In 1883, the [[Oregon and California Railroad]] reached Grants Pass, in Jackson County at the time.<ref>Sutton, p. 201.</ref> The first through train from [[Portland, Oregon]] arrived in Grants Pass on Christmas Eve of 1883. Due to delays in completing a railroad through the [[Siskiyou Mountains]], the first train from California didn't arrive until 1887. Josephine County was served by the Oregon and California Railroad.<ref>Sutton, pp. 92-94.</ref>  In 1923, commercial flight in Josephine County began when airplanes began taking off from the American Legion Air Field. The airfield has since been replaced by an industrial park.<ref>Sutton, pp. 99.</ref>