Southern Oregon Historical Society: 2 books
by Bill Alley, Southern Oregon Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Medford, Oregon, pioneered aviation in Southern Oregon and has long enjoyed a reputation for being an air-minded city. When the City of Medford built Newell Barber Field in 1920, it established the first municipally owned airfield in the state. In 1926, Pacific Air Transport selected Medford as a station...
by Margaret LaPlante, Southern Oregon Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010
It was the winter of 1851�1852 when the word �gold� echoed throughout the valley. Soon hundreds of gold miners flocked to Table Rock City, later renamed Jacksonville. In short order, families arrived and took out donation land claims and began farming, raising stock, and opening businesses. Many...