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Barnum, William Solon

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1855 - 1928

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Barnum Hotel, The Hotel Grand, 204 North Front Street, Medford, Oregon, 1983

 File — Box 04: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116367], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS025:01.53
Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Hotel Grand or Barnum Hotel as a business venture of William Solon Barnum in 1914-1915. Barnum was the owner and manager of the Rogue River Valley Railway Company. The Grand Hotel linked Jacksonville and Medford, as well as providing a vital link of transportation for Southern Oregon.The documents contain a brief history of the Barnum family, images (one photograph and three slides), plot plans, notes on index cards, a...
Dates: 1983