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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21JZ_the-adventist-christian-church_John-Day-OR.html
Upper Marker:
This church was built in the late 1890s by an Advent Christian minister. Dedicated in 1900 it was used for worship until the 1930s. After this congregation disbanded, the church was vacant for several years. During the early 1940s t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2144_welcome-to-magone-lake_OR.html
Elevation 5000 feetSurface 50 acres
Depth 98 feet.
Magone Lake was formed in the early 1800s by a landslide which dammed Lake Creek. Notice the tilted trees which rode down with the slide.
The lake was named for "Major" Magone who first …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM212N_st-thomas-episcopal-church_Canyon-City-OR.html
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM212I_ah-hee-diggings_Sumpter-OR.html
Center Panel:
These Chinese Miners Must Have Felt Like Sysyphus Pushing a Large Rock Uphill Forever, as in Greek Mythology.
The backbreaking labor of stacking and re-stacking sixteen acres of rocks here at the Ah Hee Diggings on Granite Creek mu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM212C_welcome-to-kam-wah-chung_John-Day-OR.html
Wlcome to Kam Wah Chung
In 1890 you would be standing in the middle of a bustling Chinatown.Businesses and homes all around you, the temple in front, and Kam Wah Chung- the core of the community- would be to your left. Why is it the only buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20UO_sumpter-valley-railroad-hiking-trail_Prairie-City-OR.html
Imagine the American Indians first creating trails through these mountains hundreds of years ago. Later, in 1825 and 1826, Hudson Bay Fur Company trappers, led by Peter Skeene Ogden, crossed this very pass. In 1862 more people made this difficult …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20M4_granite-oregon-leaving-granite_Granite-OR.html
Side A:
Granite, Oregon
Albert G. Tabor first struck gold just below the town of Granite on the Fourth of July, 1862. Tabor named his claim the Independence since his strike was made on Independence Day, and the town that sprang up around the st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20LL_the-fremont-powerhouse-historic-district_Sumpter-OR.html
Natural landforms gave local settlers an opportunity to shape history. As you explore the remains of the gold rush era, consider the partnership of people and nature.
A lake the ice forgot
When the Ice Age glaciers melted, they left behind …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20LJ_red-boy-mine_OR.html
In the early 1880s, the Red Boy Vein was located and claimed by Daniel Pinson, a Cherokee Indian. The claim did not pan enough free gold to work without a mill. His only legacy is the mine's name.
In 1886 it became a paying proposition when Wil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TSY_canyon-city-mural-historical_Canyon-City-OR.html
Gold was discovered on Whiskey Flat in June, 1862; Canyon City quickly grew and became the County Seat by 1864. Scenes and Characters from the early years come alive in this 1996 mural by Larry Kangas.
This colorful history is celebrated at "62…