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Mega Index
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| MI 150061 | ROGUE VALLEY/First sawmill erected by A. V. Gillette/ Date: 1852 |
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| MI 150062 | ASHLAND/First sawmill erected by Eber Emery and Abel Helman/ Date: 1852 |
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| MI 150063 | MEDFORD/KMED Radio established by W. J. Virgin/ Date: 1927 |
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| MI 150064 | EAGLE POINT/Hanscom Bros. Logging began business/ Date: 1952 |
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| MI 150065 | MEDFORD/KSYS TV opened Public Broadcasting TV to Medford/ Date: 1977 |
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| MI 150066 | First grist mills built,(1. Thomas Bros. 2. Helman, Emery & Morris, ASHLAND 3. S.M. Wait, PHOENIX)./ Date: 1854 |
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| MI 150067 | MEDFORD/Oakland A's Baseball Team established Medford A's as independently owned minor league professional farm team./ Date: 1979 |
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| MI 150068 | MEDFORD/First National Bank incorporated (later became branch of First National Bank of Portland)./ Date: April 14th 1905 |
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| MI 150069 | APPLEGATE/Gin Lin Mine established/ Date: 1881 |
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| MI 150070 | JACKSONVILLE/C.C. Beekman opened Express Service/ Date: 1856 |
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| MI 150071 | JACKSONVILLE/C.C. Beekman Banking House opened 1st bank in S. Oregon,/ Date: 1857 |
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| MI 150072 | ASHLAND/Bank of Ashland incorporated, 1st bank in Ashland, merged with 1st National Bank of Ashland, then with 1st National Bank of Portland./… |
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| MI 150073 | MEDFORD/1st businesses in Medford, blacksmith shops of G. W. Crystal and G. Wilprel / Date: December 1883 |
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| MI 150074 | MEDFORD/1st garage opened in Rogue Valley by William Hodson in Medford/ Date: about 1908 |
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| MI 150075 | MEDFORD/Bear Creek Corp. mail order business established/ Date: Nov. 1934 |
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| MI 150076 | MEDFORD/Medford Mail Tribune became daily paper./ Date: 1909 |
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| MI 150077 | MEDFORD/Farmers & Fruit growers Bank opened later absorbed by U. S. National Bank)./ Date: 1909 |
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| MI 150078 | ASHLAND/Ashland Community Hospital opened on Maple st./ Date: 1961 |
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| MI 150079 | UNION CREEK/Lodge burned and rebuilt/ Date: 1936 |
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| MI 150080 | ASHLAND/Helman Baths (swimming pool) opened to the public/ Date: 1886 |
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| MI 150081 | MEDFORD/Bear Creek Corp. new plant built/ Date: 1937 |
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| MI 150082 | MEDFORD/First 4th of July celebration held on S. Central Avenue/ Date: 1884 |
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| MI 150083 | MEDFORD/Pear Blossom Festival started/ Date: 1954 |
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| MI 150084 | MEDFORD/First fair held in Medford north end of town/ Date: 1897 |
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| MI 150085 | ROGUE VALLEY/First Annual County Fair held/ Date: 1872 |
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| MI 150086 | JACKSONVILLE/Britt Music Festival began/ Date: 1963 |
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| MI 150087 | MEDFORD/First Presbyterian Church built at Main & Holly/ Date: 1887 |
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| MI 150088 | MEDFORD/First Presbyterian Church Burned down/ Date: 1896 |
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| MI 150089 | MEDFORD/Episcopal Church organized/ Date: 1887 |
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| MI 150090 | MEDFORD/Christian Church built at 6th & Ivy church later moved to Oakdale & Ninth./ Date: 1887 |
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