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November 13, 1966. Designated NHLD. November 13, 1966. The Jacksonville Historic District encompasses the historic core of the 19th-century mining town of Jacksonville, Oregon. The city was a major mining, civic, and commercial center from 1852 to 1884, and declined thereafter, leaving a little-altered assemblage of architecture from that period.
41-37000 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1122366 [4] Website. www.jacksonvilleor.us. Jacksonville is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Medford. It was named for Jackson Creek, which flows through the community and was the site of one of the first placer gold claims in the area.
44,000 (est. 2010) Director. Kerry Tymchuk. Website. ohs.org. The Oregon Historical Society Museum is a history museum housed at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The museum was created in 1898 and receives about 44,000 visitors annually. It houses the Portland Penny that decided the city’s name. [1]
Founded in 1852 as a mining town, Jacksonville became the principal financial and commercial center of southern Oregon until it was bypassed by the railroad. The town's unusual state of preservation and completeness make it a uniquely intact example of a mid-19th century inland commercial town. [9] 75: Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military ...
Roger Cooke. Roger Cooke (January 24, 1941 – March 27, 2012) was an American artist and muralist. His work is best known for its historical depictions of local Native American tribes. He has painted over 60 murals across the country, particularly in small towns along the Oregon Trail, although few still remain. [1]
Portland, Oregon, United States. Coordinates. 45°30′58″N 122°40′55″W / 45.516026°N 122.682025°W / 45.516026; -122.682025. Oregon History, sometimes called the Oregon Historical Society mural, [1] is a pair of eight-story-tall 1989–1990 trompe-l'œil murals by Richard Haas, installed outside the Oregon Historical ...
The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 120 of those are found partially or wholly in Marion County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent ...
Cornelius C. Beekman House. / 42.312672; -122.963760. The Cornelius C. Beekman House is a historic structure in Jacksonville, Oregon, United States. The house was constructed between 1870 and 1876, and the Oregon Historic Preservation Office, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, places the year closer to 1873. [1]