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Within a year of tossing around the idea, Bandon had its first golf course.The Chamber of Commerce initiated the idea at a meeting on June 9, 1927, and a…
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On Dec. 20, 1924, the Wedderburn, Ore., Social Art Club presented the comedy titled “My Friend from India” at the community hall.Most of the audience came…
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Present-day Merlin, Ore., has been called the “Gateway to the Wild and Scenic Rogue River” for its proximity to fishing and rafting. The unincorporated…
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In 1919, the social event of the season in Gold Beach, Ore., was the Christmas Eve Masquerade Ball held at Gauntlett’s Hall.Despite a raging storm, folks…
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How the desert road stop on Hwy 395 got the name Wagontire remains as unanswered today as it was in 1903 when the Lake County Examiner newspaper told its…
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The Southern Oregon coastal town of Gold Beach remained isolated for more than half a century after its founding in 1863. Its harbor was considered a…
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Eagle Point, Ore., laid claim in the early 1900’s to producing Bosc pears fit for a king.The specific king was George of England, who heard that the pears…
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Predictions of rain were threatening disaster at the fourth annual Strawberry Festival in Roseburg, Ore., in May 1913. But the clouds cleared and the…
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Most small communities in Southern Oregon-Northern California’s mythical State of Jefferson, had their rough edges during Prohibition. The Klamath County…
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Railroad stations generally remain in one place, but the original Ashland depot, built in 1884 when the Oregon and California Railroad reached Ashland…
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Lake County completed work in 1909 on a new three-story courthouse designed by architect Charles Henry Burggraf. The main tower contained a clock and…
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In the 1890’s, Charlie Gilmore and a partner had mined out a pocket of gold on Green Creek. Gilbert used his earnings to build a hotel, store, and livery…
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Political conflict is not new in America -- or Jackson County, for that matter.After the Confederate’s successful attack on Fort Sumter in 1861 touched…
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The Rogue River Courier reported on how the city marshal got cold feet during a shooting at the Glendale, Ore., Depot that nearly got four men killed in…