Wooden Money Circulated in 1933 North Bend, OR

[jeff of pa]

The Evening Herald​

Klamath Falls, Oregon
17 Mar 1933, Fri

 

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[jeff of pa]

 

[Mackaydon]

Interesting article on the history of North Bend's wooden money is here:

The Oregon town where money grows on trees and wood is as good as cash

In 1933, with its only bank closed and the country in the midst of the Great Depression, the Oregon shipbuilding and timber city of North Bend turned to a local resource to keep its economy afloat.

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[crashbandicoot]

Cool!