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Treasure Hunt in Jacksonville Stirs Pioneers

Around the area of the Hanley and Gore ranches, especially the knoll, were many holes about the size of an iron gold box, and crow bar holes for…

Vertical File Subjects, Mines, Miscellaneous Vertical File Subjects
The house on 609 Dakota, by Lloyd Colbaugh

Lloyd tells about how his house was built, about the front yard, and about the people and kids who lived there around the 1940's.

Vertical File Biographies, CO Vertical File Biographies
Jacksonville's Cistern Pumper

Emil Britt presented this history of the Cistern Pumper.  Jacksonville purchased the pumper in 1880 when the town had 1800 people for about $…

Vertical File Subjects, Jacksonville, 1900 (prior to) Vertical File Subjects
"Flat Honeymoon" recalls "30's Alaska

Laura Porter, in charge of the Medford Red Cross for 30 years, wrote about the years she and her husband taught Alaskan natives in the interior in…

Vertical File Biographies, Porters Vertical File Biographies
Norris Kent Porter

Norris died Monday, July 18, 1988, at 75 years.   He lived in the valley for 60 years.  After teaching in Alaska, he became a real…

Vertical File Biographies, Porter Vertical File Biographies
Historic 1870's hotel will soon belong to Britt

The brick hotel building that's being purchased for $1,452 million by the Britt Music & Arts Festival dates to the 1870's.  Britt wishes…

Vertical File Subjects. Jacksonville, OR, Britt Music Festival, 2 Vertical File Subjects
Webster, Lionel R.

9-14-1918 Obituary, was Jackson County circuit judge

WE Vertical File Biographies
Keegan, Owen

JVPost 12-4-1909, article, Janitor at Jacksonville Courthouse for 25 years, jailed in Winnipeg, Canada

Keegan Vertical File Biographies
Ryan, P. J.

JVPost 11-30-1912 article, P. J. Ryan's Store, Ben Levy, Luke Ryan, W. W. Fowler, E. C. Brooks, H. K.. Hanna, D. W. Bagshaw

Ryan Vertical File Biographies
Applegate, Willis Ivan

JVPost 2-9-1918 Obituary, Private in 318th U. S. Engineers

Applegate 1900's Vertical File Biographies
Jones, M. D.

JVPost 11-23-1912 article, Marshall M. D. Jones, Lester Jones

Jones Vertical File Biographies
Lowe, Harry

MMT 5-23-1950, obituary

Lowe Vertical File Biographies
Moon, Andrew Sylvester

Gold Hill News, obituary 4-21-1900

MO Vertical File Biographies
"Uncle Bob" Cook

Gold Hill News 9-14-1912 article, oldest postmaster in Oregon resigns

Cook Vertical File Biographies
Talent News Flashes, 1950

Please visit the general Talent News Flashes page for further information. 

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Talent News Flashes, 1939

Please visit the general Talent News Flashes page for further information. 

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Ashland Street (Part 1)

From West End To SOU Library
Living on Ashland Street can feel very rural (as in the quote above) or it can feel urban (living right next to…

LINK Walk Ashland website
Surface Water Supply of Lower Columbia River, ETC., 1919-1920-U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Paper 514 Part XII

Nathan C. Grover, 1924

551.48 S96-514 1924 Library
Face Water Supply of Lower Columbia River Drainage Basin, ETC.,-U.S.G.S Water-Supply Paper 534 Part XIII

Nathan C. Grover, 1925

551.48 S96-534 1925 Library
Surface Water Supply of the United States 1921 Part X

Nathan C. Grover, 1926

551.48 S96-530 1926 Library
Surface Water Supply of the Great Basin, 1922.-U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Paper 550

Nathan C. Grover, 1927

551.48 S96-550 1927 Library
Surface Water Supply of Snake River Basin-U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Paper 553

Nathan C. Grover, 1926

551.48 S96-671 1931 Library
Water Supply of Lower Columbia River Drainage Basin, ETC., 1922.-U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Paper 554 Part XII

Nathan C. Grover, 1922

551.48 S96-554 1926 Library
Water Supply of Pacific Basins in California, 192.-U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Paper 651 Part XI

Nathan G. Grover, 1931

551.48 S96-651 1931 Library
Water Supply of Pacific Basins in California, 1928.-U.S.G.S. Water-Supply Paper 671 Part XI

Nathan C. Grover, 1931

551.48 S96-671 1931 Library
General Soil Map with Soil Interpretations for Land use Planning

Soil Conservation Service, 1914

551.48 U Library
Soil and Water Conservation Plan

Straus-Taylor Place, United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service

551.48 U5 Library
Rogue River Valley Project and Willamette Valley Investigations

John T. Whistler and John H. Lewis, 1916, Department of the Interior United States Reclamation Service

551.48 W4 Library
S P Trainline Fall 2022

Periodical Fall 2022 No. 153 The Official Publication of the Southern Pacific & Technical Society  includes article by Larry Mullaly p 25…

PAM 385.012 SP 2022 Library
Southern Oregon Historical Society: Summary of Snow Survey Measurements For Oregon 1928-1967

W.T. Frost, Tom George, 1969, U.S. Department of Agriculture... Soil Conservation Service, Oregon State University and State Engineer of Oregon

551.573 S94 1969 Library