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Established
in 1937

 

Josephine County sesquicentennial
celebration on near horizon

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Indian marathon on Redwood Hwy. early big event

News from seventy years ago

Early teamsters reined supreme with each team

Josephine Creek a gold nugget of history;

Cold Springs Mountain Trail:
Josephine County's lifeline to the coast;

Artifacts clue to valley visit by Spanish 200 years ago;

Legacy of hydraulic mining leaves lasting imprint on Illinois Valley;

Oregon Cavemen herald JoCo tourism industry;

Early 'Road to the Sea' marked efforts to open valley-coastal trade;

Desperate winter gives meaning to phrase 'worth his salt;

'Historic quake proof of present danger;

Early day Illinois Valley shaped by Chinese immigrants;

I.V. 'Chinatown' brief, noisy history little known facet of valley's past;

Steam engines without rails mechanized logging transportation;

A nugget! Stage coach route a dusty, bone-jarring trip

Historical routes to Oregon Caves hikable today

Early day jitney replaced bone-jarring stagecoach experience

Dying deer and run-away dog lead to amazing gold strike; and

Pony Ranch Hotel feature of valley's Gold Canyon