Ady, Oregon facts for kids
Ady is a historic place in Klamath County, Oregon, in the United States. It's not a city or town with its own government, but it's an important spot from the past.
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The Story of Ady
Ady got its name from Abel and Leona Ady. They ran a special station where people and goods changed how they traveled. This station was called Teeter's Landing. It was on the Klamath River, south of Midland, Oregon. The Adys operated it from about 1906 to 1909.
Early Travel Routes
Before 1906, traveling north to Klamath Falls was a long journey. People and goods would leave the main Southern Pacific train line at Weed, California. They would then take the McCloud Railway around Mt. Shasta to a place called Bartle, California.
From Bartle, travelers would switch to stagecoaches and wagons. These would take them about 30 miles to Laird's Landing. Laird's Landing was on the Lower Klamath Lake. From there, a steamboat named "Klamath" would carry everyone and everything. It would travel along the Lost River and through canals to reach Klamath Falls.
A New, Faster Way to Travel
In 1906, a company called Weed Lumber Company built a new train track. This track went 20 miles from Weed to Grass Lake. Grass Lake is northwest of Mt. Shasta. This new track made Grass Lake the new transfer point.
Now, travelers coming from the south would get off the train at Grass Lake. From there, they would take a stagecoach for about 40 miles north. This new route led them to Teeter's Landing on the Klamath River. At Teeter's Landing, the steamboat "Klamath" was waiting. It would take them the last 10 miles to Klamath Falls. This new route saved about 60 miles of travel!
The End of Teeter's Landing
By 1909, the Southern Pacific railroad built tracks all the way to Klamath Falls. This meant people could travel by train directly. The first train from Teeter's Landing to Klamath Falls ran on May 1, 1909. Abel Ady and his young son were on that first trip.
With the new train line, the transfer station at Teeter's Landing was no longer needed. The Adys had run the station until the train line was finished.
The Ady Family's Role
Abel and Leona Ady were teachers in California before moving to Oregon. They saw a chance to help travelers at Teeter's Landing. They took over the transfer station and managed it.
Abel Ady also helped survey the land for the new train tracks. A big part of building the train line was draining a large marshy area. This marsh was full of tall plants called tules and covered in water. Local farmers worked hard to drain this land. Their efforts made it possible to lay the train tracks.
Abel Ady was a leader in getting the U.S. Government to help drain the marsh. He even used some of his own marshland as an experiment. He built dikes (walls) to drain the water. This showed that the marsh could be turned into useful farmland.
How "Ady" Got Its Name
As the train line from Weed to Klamath Falls was being built, the transfer station at Teeter's Landing became well-known. People started calling it "Ady" after Abel and Leona.
The railroad used the dikes that Abel Ady helped build as part of its track. The train had a "whistle stop" for Ady near Wild Horse Butte. Today, there's a canal called the Ady Canal, named after the same historic spot.
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