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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24SG_cat-hill_OR.html
In 1910 a lightning caused fire ravaged 12,000 acres on these slopes, destroying valuable timber. Nature has replaced many of the trees through natural seeding. This can be seen by the young saplings below the line of mature timber near the rid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24SF_butte-springs-watershed_Butte-Falls-OR.html
Volcanic cinders from Mt. McLoughlin, deposited over 20,000 acres, act as a large underground reservoir. Large springs on the edges of the deposit provide domestic and industrial water to Medford. Timber to the north and west harvested betwe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24SB_rock-point-bridge_Gold-Hill-OR.html
The first toll bridge near this site was built before 1859. The wooden covered bridge was at one time operational by the Rock Point Bridge Company. It was later purchased by Jackson County and operated as a free bridge until it was replaced by t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24S4_history-of-local-telephone-service_Jacksonville-OR.html
"Working Together" as Partners in Communications and Education A RESEARCH PROJECT BY GRIFFIN CREEK STUDENTS SALUTES THE HISTORY OF LOCAL TELEPHONE SERVICE First Phone Line - 1890 Sunset Telephone Company - 1898 Home Telephone Company - 1910 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24S3_history-right-here-going-for-the-gold_Jacksonville-OR.html
The first gold miners on this site in 1851 were in the right place at the right time. They found gold on Jackson Creek, possibly along the base of the hill across the parking lot. No one knows for certain; the route of the creek has changed countl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24S2_history-right-here-horse-powers_Jacksonville-OR.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24S0_warren-lodge-no-10_Jacksonville-OR.html
(Marker 1)On this site, in the year 1859, Warren Lodge No. 10 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons erected the first Masonic temple in southern Oregon. Jackson County used the first floor as a courthouse and purchased the building in 1867. The county …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24RZ_the-britt-house-simple-frame-to-cottage-gothic_Jacksonville-OR.html
It was in early November 1852, when 33-year-old Peter Britt arrived in Jacksonville pushing a two-wheeled cart full of photographic equipment. He selected a home site on this very hillside, with its magnificent view, to build a small log cabin for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24RY_china-quarter_Jacksonville-OR.html
(Marker 1) In the 1860s the view from this spot on Main street would have looked much different than it does today. During the the Gold Rush boom of the 1850s, Jacksonville's early merchants and shopkeepers located their businesses along this sec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24RV_bozo-the-clown_Jacksonville-OR.html
This is the boyhood home of the famous Bozo the Clown. Vance DeBar Colvig was born here in Jacksonville on September 11, 1892. He was the youngest of the seven children of Judge William and Helen Colvig. He was later nicknamed "Pinto" by his sc…
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