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Area Ukiah
Topic Tour: Historic Masonite Road/Ackerman Creek
 

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Masonite Road under construction. The catalog card in provided the following information: "Construction work in progress on main road about 1 mile up Ackerman Creek." Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-30. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.


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This is another in the series showing the Masonite Road under construction. Information provided on the associated file card indicate that these are two 108" culverts on Ackerman Creek near east body of Mann Ranch that were to serve as stock underpasses. Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-44. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.


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Masonite Road construction with heavy equipment greatly elevating erosion risk. Post WW II construction equipment made it possible to do things on a scale not possible before. The caption on the associated file card said: "Carry-alls working on deep fill on Ackerman Creek about 1 mile east of Byrnes road." Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-42. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.


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Four construction workers stand in front of a steam shovel while they take a break from construction of the Masonite Road. Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-104. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.


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This photo shows a closeup of a steam roller, tractor and bridge on the Ukiah side of the Masonite Road during its construction. Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-118. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.


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Excavators, dump trucks and tractors operate on steep slopes and cut away mountain sides during construction of the Masonite Road. Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-121. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.


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Two excavators team up to cut a road grade across a forested hillside in upper Ackerman Creek. Collection of the Mendocino County Museum, #1989-11-106. Gift of Roger Krueger/ Louisiana Pacific. Photographer unknown.




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