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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277O_applegate-trail-oakland_Oakland-OR.html
In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a trail south from the Willamette Valley and east to Fort Hall. This route offered emigrants an alternative to the perilous "last leg" of the Oregon Trail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277I_water-wheel_Oakland-OR.html
Taken from a grist mill built in old town of Oakland by Dr. Dorsey S. Baker in 1851.
It turned the grinding stone that ground the grain to meal and flour. Shipped by boat around Cape Horn in the older days.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25P4_pinot-noir_Roseburg-OR.html
Oregon's successful and widely recognized wine industry can be traced to this place, where Richard Sommer first planted Pinot noir grapes in 1961. The Umpqua and Willamette valleys' climates and topographies are much like those of European wine re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25P3_history-of-the-grist-wheel_Myrtle-Creek-OR.html
Used in the grist mill built in 1853-54 by Lazarus Wright. The mill was located next to the planked bridge crossing in the 'village' of Myrtle Creek near the current location of the Dairy Queen. The mill was managed by John Hall, the founder of My…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2578_brandy-bar_Reedsport-OR.html
On August 8th, 1850, the schooner Samuel Roberts grounded on this bar during her maiden voyage to Scottsburg as part of the Klamath exploring expedition.
She was the first recorded American Vessel to navigate the Umpqua River.
While waiting her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2575_the-tiller-ranger-station_Tiller-OR.html
These buildings, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the period between 1933 - 1942, are excellent examples of the Depression-era, rustic style of U.S. Forest Service structures.
The building in the upper left was the res…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM256V_u-s-c-g-station-umpqua-river-1939_Winchester-Bay-OR.html
This former U.S. Coast Guard facility built in 1939, was restored by the Douglas County Park Department and dedicated as a public recreation facility on June 19, 1980.
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Bill Vian, Chairman
Bruce Long
Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM256R_history-of-local-steam-donkey_Reedsport-OR.html
A Big Piece of Reedsport History
Here, restored by citizens of Reedsport, is one of the largest steam donkeys to work the Oregon woods, the Smith and Watson 12 X 13 compound geared universal yarder. It was placed in service in 1915 by the Winch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM256Q_red-mountain-lookout_Tiller-OR.html
In 1921 the Forest Service began, using a lookout tree on the Red Mountain in the upper Cow Creek Valley to detect fires in the surrounding mountains and valleys.
The tree was replaced by a cupola style lookout in 1928. This building was moved t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2567_umpqua-river-lighthouse_Winchester-Bay-OR.html
Originally the first lighthouse in the Oregon Territory. Was built in 1857 near the mouth of the river.
It was undermined and destroyed by flood in Feb. 1864.
Rebuilt here in 1891 and completed in 1894.
It shines a guiding light to all mariners…