Today we're throwing it back -- way back -- to the turn of the 20th-century. Life in Oregon in the early 1900s looked quite a bit different then, as you'll see in the following photographs. At the turn of the century, Oregon, like the rest of the U.S., was standing on the precipice of big change. The line between "old" and "new" had been drawn, with technological advances paving the way to the modern society we now know today. These 12 historic photos capture the mood of the early 1900s: apprehension, tension, excitement, and hope.

Oregon has changed a lot in the last 100+ years, but as evidenced in the following photos, there's a lot you'll still recognize.

Pictured here is the Cloud Cap Inn, a beautiful mountain retreat that opened in 1889.

Oregon's lumber industry has long been a boon for the economy, helping fuel the development of the American West.

Pictured here is the Oregon Timber & Lumber Company, circa 1903.

Back at the turn of the century, agricultural labor was largely manual, with horses helping to shoulder some of the weight.

Oregon in the early 1900s, was deeply forested and much more rural than it is today. Pictured here are a flock of sheep in Deschutes National Forest.

Established in 1908, the Deschutes National Forest spans 1.8 million acres in central Oregon, along the east side of the Cascades. Revered for its incredible outdoor recreation, this U.S. National Forest has long been a special place for Oregonians. Here is a photograph of one of the park's original ranger stations.

But it's the cities and towns that have changed the most in the last 100+ years. This is most certainly true with Whitney, which once was a logging camp and an important shipping center eastern Oregon, and is now one of the state's most haunting ghost towns.

If you squint, you can kind of see the downtown Bend of today in this photo from 1900. In this era, horse-drawn wagons carried freight down the city's main street.

In Portland, the eponymous Hotel Portland once occupied the city block on which Pioneer Courthouse Square now stands. Once a stately urban destination, the hotel closed in 1951 after 60 years of operation.

Portland's Washington Park was just as lovely in 1909 as it is today. The biggest change is the abundance of mature trees and foliage that now cover its grounds!

But the people of Oregon haven't changed. We still value the outdoors above everything else.

We're still a go-getting group full of pioneer spirit, just as Portland's suffragettes were in 1905.

And try and tell us there's a more beautiful place than Portland, a city that basks in the glory of majestic Mount Hood. There simply isn't, and that's something that will never, ever change.

We hope you enjoyed looking at these photographs of Oregon in the early 1900s; we certainly had fun digging into the Beaver State's history! If you're looking for an authentic old-Oregon dining experience, be sure to check out this historic saloon in The Dalles.