History Right Here - Horse Powers

History Right Here - Horse Powers (HM24S2)

Location: Jacksonville, OR 97530 Jackson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 18.91', W 122° 58.085'

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Both horses and horsepower figure prominently in this site's past. In the 1860s, William J. Plymale (1837-1904) opened a livery stable at Oregon and "D" streets. He sold feed and kept horses and buggies on hand.

Steam Driven Horsepower
Change came to Jackson County when the first steam powered locomotive arrived in 1884. Aside from the eventual end of the horse and buggy era, a major economic and political shift occurred.

Jacksonville, bypassed by the rail line, lost its status as the region's business hub. In an attempt to boost Jacksonville's economy a five mile railway was built in 1891 connecting it with the main line in Medford. The operations of this line — the Rogue River Valley Railway — were based on this site.

End of an Era
In 1916 the Jacksonville rail line was added to the Medford trolley went bankrupt. In the 1920s most of the line's tracks and buildings were dismantled. The depot, now the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, is the one remaining building.
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HM NumberHM24S2
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Placed BySouthern Oregon Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, January 20th, 2018 at 7:03am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 502630 N 4684770
Decimal Degrees42.31516667, -122.96808333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 18.91', W 122° 58.085'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 18' 54.6" N, 122° 58' 5.1000000000001" W
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Area Code(s)541
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 120-214 W C St, Jacksonville OR 97530, US
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