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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM275T_genesis-of-a-city_Eugene-OR.html
Eugene and Mary Skinner emigrated in 1845 to California, and then moved north to settle temporarily in Polk County. The Skinners selected a Donation Land Claim here at the head of the Willamette Valley in 1846 and Eugene, together with hired hands…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM275E_eugene-skinner_Eugene-OR.html
Early Settler of This Region For WhomThe City of Eugene and Skinner Butte is Named.According to Tradition, Skinner Built the
Area's First Cabin Near This Site, ca 1846.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2753_free-emigrant-road_Westfir-OR.html
2,000 Pioneers
Passed By Here
1853-1854
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2752_shelton-mcmurphey-house_Eugene-OR.html
Designated as a Eugene HistoricLandmark, 1975. Deeded to LaneCounty by Dr. Eva Johnson,Dec. 1975
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM274T_free-emigrant-road_Oakridge-OR.html
2,000 Pioneers
Passed By Here
1853-1854
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26XH_yabes-maximo_Oakridge-OR.html
First Sergeant, United States Army, Company A, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and Date: Near Phu Hoa Dong, Republic of Vietnam, 26 February 1967. Place and Date: January 29, 1932, Lodi, California. Citation: For conspic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25KX_scott-road_OR.html
In 1862 Felix Scott led a crew of 50 men who blazed a trail across the Cascade Mountains following an old Indian trail witch skirted lava flows.
Scott hoped to use the new route to take supplies to gold fields in Idaho.
His trail was difficult…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25KQ_pioneer-mailman_OR.html
On the knoll behind this sign once stood a rustic cabin in which pioneer mailman John Templeton Craig died in December 1877.
Craig, who was 56, had been employed to carry the mail between McKenzie Bridge and Camp Polk, near Sisters.
While car…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM258N_goodpasture-bridge_Vida-OR.html
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The Goodpasture Bridge is a reminder of an earlier era, when covered bridges were common sights for motorists on Oregon's back roads. But this bridge is more than just a quaint remnant - it still an active and important transportation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2576_designed-for-seafarer-safety_Florence-OR.html
From top to bottom, Heceta Head Lighthouse
is built to guide from afar.
The light's height was most likely chosen to maximize its range while minimizing the chances it would be hidden by fog.
Unlike most Fresnel lenses of the day, which we…