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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM257G_reuban-a-reub-long_Fort-Rock-OR.html
Reub Long was a lifelong cowboy of the Oregon desert.
When Reub was two years old, his family moved from Lakeview to Christmas Lake (about 30 miles S.E. of Fort Rock).
By the time he was twelve, he and his horse "...were out doing a man's work…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2577_fort-rock-state-park_Fort-Rock-OR.html
Ten thousand years ago, Fort Rock was prime real estate for cave-dwelling families. Food was plentiful and there was a great lake where you stand. Walk the trail of this giant "tuff ring" and you'll discover dynamic strands of nature woven through…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2572_the-birth-of-a-tuff-ring_Fort-Rock-OR.html
They say it happened more than 100,000 years ago.
Molten rock, squeezing its way toward the surface, ran into groundwater. The result?
Great explosions of steam, lake-bed mud, and billions of glass shards.
Wave after wave of this boiling mix…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2571_cowboy-horseman-philosopher_Fort-Rock-OR.html
"Reuben Long, has lived on the desert all his life, taking the cold, the wind, and the pitiless summer sun, and giving back gentleness and understanding.
He is known to thousands as a desert philosopher, with wit and wisdom far beyond most …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2570_the-first-people-of-fort-rock_Fort-Rock-OR.html
Near the end of the last Ice Age, America's first people migrated into this lake-filled basin, finding a climate cooler than today's.
A warming trend increased evaporation and the lake shrank. Soon these people discovered caves carved by waves w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24LP_lake-county-historical-museum_Lakeview-OR.html
1926 - Building constructed of
handmade concrete blocks by
Ike Kent as a family residence.
1940-1960 - Utilized as medical and
dental offices.
1971 - Purchased by Lake County
together with adjoining property
for future museum purposes.
197…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24LO_schminck-memorial-museum_Lakeview-OR.html
1922 - Building constructed by
Andy Underwood Contractor, as a
residence for Dalpheus & Lula Schminck
1936 - First museum display exhibited
in the basement. Eventually most
of the house was devoted to
museum display while they
continued in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24LN_paisley-united-methodist-church_Paisley-OR.html
One of the oldest wood frame churches in northern Lake County.
1898 - Mininie & Herman Sadler of San Francisco donated lots 4 and 5 of Block F Paisley for this structure and parsonage.
Aug. 9, 1900 - Deeded to the congregation.
Feb. 3, 1901 - C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24LM_lake-county-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Lakeview-OR.html
Honor Roll
Lake County, Oregon
World War I - 1917-1918
Philip Allen - Harold Neil Foster
Fred T. Benefiel - Joe Lanning
Robert Raymond Benefiel - Ned Miller
Michael Breen - John C. Nicholson
Raymond Clark - James O'Connor
Neil E. Crawfor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24L1_mitchell-monument-shrapnel-tree_OR.html
Pinus ponderosa
When a Japanese balloon bomb exploded at
this site, Elsie Mitchell and her Sunday school
class of five children, out on an early spring
fishing outing, were killed. They were the only
World War II casualties to occur on the …