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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM276J_safety-follows-wisdom_Gold-Hill-OR.html
Portland Cement Association
Safety Trophy Awarded
Ideal Cement Company
Gold Hill, Oregon For a
Perfect Safety Record in 1959
Reawarded 1960
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24SB_rock-point-bridge_Gold-Hill-OR.html
The first toll bridge near this site was built before 1859. The wooden covered bridge
was at one time operational by the Rock Point Bridge Company. It was later purchased
by Jackson County and operated as a free bridge until it was replaced by t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24RP_applegate-trail-fort-birdseye_Gold-Hill-OR.html
"Followed down the river (with some of our too
neighborly Indians) about 12 m[ile] and camped"
- Lester Hulin, Oct 17, 1847
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KH_fort-birdseye_Gold-Hill-OR.html
Near Site Of
Fort Birdseye
1855
Log House
Built 1856
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24JC_valley-of-the-rogue-applegate-trail-kiosk_Gold-Hill-OR.html
(Seven panels dealing with topics related to the Applegate Trail are found at this kiosk.)
The Applegate Trail
Southern Route to Oregon
In 1846, Jesse Applegate and fourteen others from near Dallas, Oregon, established a trail sou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24J3_the-takelma_Gold-Hill-OR.html
The world of the Takelma people could be viewed from Titanakh, Table Rocks. Of the two major groups of the Takelma, the Dagelma resided west from here, while the Latgawa extended to the east. These people gathered grass seed, acorns and camas; hun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24J2_the-lure-of-gold_Gold-Hill-OR.html
Gold was discovered in the sands of the Rogue River in 1849. Overshadowed by the excitement generated by the gold fields in California, mining did not begin here until 1851-52. The discovery of rich placers on Jackson Creek brought prospectors fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VH9_the-salmon-ceremony-at-ti-lomikh-falls-historical_Gold-Hill-OR.html
The Takelma, which means "People of the River," had a village here. According to legend, Ti'lomikh (Te lo meekh) is where Daldal, the Great Dragonfly, brought the Salmon Ceremony. Although the date of the first ceremony is unknown, the People of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VGT_city-of-gold-hill-historical_Gold-Hill-OR.html
Gold discovered on hill across Rogue River in 1860. Land for Gold Hill donated by Thomas & Rose Chavner in 1884. Railroad built in 1887. Town Inc. Feb. 12, 1895. First school in Methodist Church in 1889. Electricity came from Gold Rey Dam in 1904.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VFZ_rock-point-oregon-historical_Gold-Hill-OR.html
The town of Rock Point, Oregon was est. 1852
by JB White Pop. 200. Stage coach stop.
Post office. Store Blacksmithshop.