Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)
Dates
- Existence: 1942 - 2014
Biography
Local historian and author Kay Atwood, who has written extensively about the Southern Oregon region. Atwood’s books include Illahe: The Story of Settlement in the Rogue River Canyon, Mill Creek Journal: Ashland Oregon, 1850-1860, and Chaining Oregon: Surveying the Public Lands of the Pacific Northwest, 1851-1855. Her many other books and articles explore the settlement and development of communities in Southern Oregon, and include National Register nominations, cultural resource inventories, and environmental and organizational histories.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Central Point Elementary School, 450 South Fourth Street, Central Point, Oregon, 1980
The National Register of Historic Places form describes the Central Point Elementary School. Constructed in 1908, the school has been in service since that time.
The documents detail the history of the school, how it got its name, correspondence regarding the nomination, and images of the school.
Fort Lane Site, 1.5 miles Northwest of the intersection of Blackwell Road and Tolo Road, Central Point, Oregon, 1987
Mathis Welch House, 162 North Second Street, Central Point, Oregon, 1997
The Driver House, Edward Raymond Driver, 4140 Old Stage Road, Central Point, Oregon, 1989
The National Registry of Historic Places nomination form describes the Driver House, built as a private residence for Edward Raymond and wife Mabel Gipson Driver, in the area that was known as Millionaire Row in Central Point.
Also found is correspondence concerning the nomination, plot plans of the land, the house floor plans, photograph slides, negatives, and images of the home and other buildings.
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