KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — When World War II ended, troops coming home were starting families, and building homes and careers. To help those vets get a head start, a surplus military installation in Klamath Falls became a unique training ground for future engineers and medical professionals. Snow still covers much of the campus at Oregon … Continue reading »
Oregon Trails: Fire as a Friend
MEDFORD, Ore. — Every year wildfires burn hundreds of thousands of acres of forestland and grass across the West. For a hundred years now, it’s been a battle for forester and landowners to keep those wildfires under control, but it wasn’t always that way. Former Rogue River Forest Service Archaeologist Jeff LeLande, explains why he thinks … Continue reading »
Oregon Trails: Mt. McLoughlin
MT. MCLOUGHLIN, Ore. — Mt. McLoughlin is one of the most prominent landmarks in Southern Oregon. At nearly ten thousand feet in elevation, it’s white capped peak has been a guidepost to travelers for more than 150 years. Mt. McLoughlin is a pilgrimage point for those seeking a new view of Southern Oregon. In this … Continue reading »
Historical Society Financially Well
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — The Southern Oregon Historical Society say they are in good financial shape for the first time since Jackson County pulled funding. The group says they lost that funding in 2007, but this year they will be able to expand. The city of Jacksonville helped out, by taking over four buildings that needed … Continue reading »
Oregon Trails: Stage Road Trails
NEAR GOLD HILL, Ore. — This month marks the 125th anniversary of the completion of the railroad through Oregon to California. It not only made travel safer, quicker and easier, but it also marked the beginning of the end of stagecoach travel in our region. Along the west side of the Bear Creek Valley, between … Continue reading »
Oregon Trails: O&C Railroad and Act
MEDFORD, Ore. – This year marks the 125th anniversary of the completion of the first railroad through our area, to connect Oregon and California; it’s also the 75th anniversary of the landmark congressional act creating the O&C Trust Lands that have provided timber revenue for 18 Oregon counties for decades. 160 years ago, when the … Continue reading »
Medford School Named Historic Location
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Medford elementary school built more than 80 years ago is being honored for its history in the community and it’s been a long history for Washington Elementary School. The school was originally built in the late 1800s, then after a fire it was moved to the current site of the Jackson … Continue reading »
Oregon Trails: Bomber Crash Site
NEAR DENIO, Nev. — It’s more than sixty years since the end of World War Two, and for many Americans, the memories of that war are fading away; so are many of the relics and sites rusting and becoming overgrown as the decades pass. A wind-swept meadow high in the Pueblo Mountains, just north of … Continue reading »
Oregon Trails: Logging Museum Experience
CHILOQUIN, Ore. – Almost every county, and many communities in Oregon have a museum of some kind, dedicated to preserving and displaying local history, but there are not too many in Oregon that are outdoor museums. One of the few is right here in our area, north of Klamath Falls near Chiloquin. Logging has been … Continue reading »
History Stalls Ashland Plaza Redesign
ASHLAND, Ore. – An Ashland area rich with history could compromise the redesign process. The Ashland Plaza gets lots of foot traffic each day, and it’s no secret that this activity runs back into the 19th century. The redesign construction plan for the Ashland Plaza is put on hold. Construction can’t begin until an archaeologist … Continue reading »
