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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E30_the-shone-charley-house_Medford-OR.html
The Shone-Charley House. Waverly Cottage. Waverly Cottage, also known as the Shone-Charley House, was constructed in 1895 by Joe Shone in the Queen Anne/Eastlake Style. Shone was born in England in 1865, and arrived in Medford in 1895 with a wife …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29XZ_a-town-is-born_Medford-OR.html
Destined to become the region's largest city and a major economic hub, Medford began in 1883 when the railroad came to Southern Oregon.
In the fall of 1883, four property owners deeded part of their land to the Oregon and California Railroad fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29XY_medford-boomed-as-orchards-bloomed_Medford-OR.html
With railroad access to distant markets, the orchard industry flourished. Hundreds of thousands of apple and pear trees were planted in the early 1900s, and commercial fruit became the Rogue Valley's major export.
Promoters widely advertised th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29XX_the-war-brings-change_Medford-OR.html
When the nation entered World War II, Medford transformed into a military town. Construction of Camp White, a nearby Army training post, began about six weeks after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The Army also took over the city airport…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2592_newell-barber-field_Medford-OR.html
"Newell Barber Field," Medford's first airport, was established in 1920 and remained in this area until 1929. The airport was named for Newell Barber (1900-1918), a young pilot who lost his life while flying a mission over France during WW I.
Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM251W_medford-townsite_Medford-OR.html
On October 27, 1883, C. Mingus, c.w. Broback, I.J. Phipps and C.C. Beekman, deeded in excess of two hundred acres for a townsite plus twenty acres for a railroad depot to the Oregon and California railroad company.
Charles Howard and his father…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM251A_harry-david-comice-pear-trees_Medford-OR.html
This small grove of Comice pear trees are the only remaining of an original planting known as Harry & David Bear Creek Orchards Block 1A. Harry & David Corporation became internationally renowned in 1932 when they began marketing their gift boxes …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24UT_oregon-fallen-war-heroes-memorial-a-war-memorial_Medford-OR.html
We honor all Oregonians who served our state and nation,
who shed their blood in defense of God, Family and Country.
They are Oregon's Fallen War Heroes.
We honor for their valor the men and women
whose names are engraved on these monuments.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24RQ_medford-auto-company-building_Medford-OR.html
This single-story concrete structure was built in 1926 for the Medford Auto Company, and is one of many similar structures built on this portion of the Pacific Highway referred to as "auto row" from 1925 to 1930. This building was home to the Buic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QDR_cuthbert-building_Medford-OR.html
The Cuthbert Building, constructed in 1910, was built by the Big Bend Milling Company. Franklin Cuthbert's furniture originally occupied the building. The building has housed a series of department stores. In 1920, the Golden Rule Mercantile Co., …