Editing Sandy, Oregon (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Sandy, Oregon main street, 1917.png|thumb|right|upright=1|Main street of Sandy, 1917]]
In 1902, a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] church was established in Sandy.{{sfn|Bosserman|2015|p=62}} On August 11, 1911, the city of was formally [[Municipal corporation#United States|incorporated]],<ref name=tour/> and on November 14, 1913, city voters approved its charter.<ref name=tour/> Friedrich Meinig, a German immigrant and businessman, came to Sandy in 1876;<ref name=tour/>{{sfn|Bosserman|2015|p=40}} his son, Paul Meinig, served as the city's second [[Mayoralty in the United States|mayor]] from 1912 to 1918.<ref name=tour/> A significant part of Sandy's economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was [[logging]] and sawmill operations which utilized the abundance of forests surrounding the city.<ref name=tour/>

In October 1913, the city experienced a major fire which destroyed numerous buildings and businesses, including a restaurant, livery stable, and saloon, all located on the south side of the Main Street (contemporarily Proctor Boulevard).{{sfn|Bosserman|2015|p=59}} A concrete replacement of the restaurant and saloon was subsequently erected, marking the first concrete building in the city.{{sfn|Bosserman|2015|p=59}} The Clackamas County Bank was established in Sandy in 1916.<ref name=tour/> {{As of|2018}}, the bank remains the oldest [[community bank]] in the state of Oregon.<ref name=tour/>

In 1919, a year prior to the 19th [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Amendment]], the city elected two women to its government: Blanche Shelley was elected mayor, along with Edna Esson to city council.<ref name=tour/> Both women were also active business leaders in the city.<ref name=tour/> In 1923, the city completed construction of the Pioneer Building, a brick structure that served as [[Sandy High School|Sandy Union High School]], for $30,000.{{Sfn|Bosserman|2015|p=64}} Prior to this, a small two-story schoolhouse served as the city's main school for all grades, before a separate high school was established in 1917.<ref>{{cite web|work=Portland Tribune|url=https://portlandtribune.com/sp/68-news/366744-248145-new-cedar-ridge-middle-school-renovations-are-well-underway|title=New Cedar Ridge Middle School renovations are well underway|author=Allen, Brittany|date=July 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404201009/https://portlandtribune.com/sp/68-news/366744-248145-new-cedar-ridge-middle-school-renovations-are-well-underway|archive-date=April 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>