Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dutchman Peak Lookout, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1998

File — Box: 07, Folder: 14

Identifier: MSS025:01.91

Scope and Contents The documents describe Dutchman Peak Lookout built in 1927 as significant for its place in the development of fire detection in the Rogue River National Forest. The evaluation expects Dutchman Peak Lookout to receive placement on the National Registry of Historic Places. Dutchman Peak parcel, initially an 80-acre parcel privately own by William Spaulding, was acquired by the Forest Service from the county through the lack of payment of taxes in 1922. Included are correspondence and images...

Dates: 1998

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

Squaw Peak Lookout, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon

File — Box: 07, Folder: 13

Identifier: MSS025:01.90

Scope and Contents

The research documents concerning the Squaw Peak Lookout describe the lookout as built in 1943, and significant for its place in the development of fire detection in the Rogue River National Forest. The lookout's history represents Fire Suppression in the forest between 1918 and 1943. Materials note Squaw Peak Lookout's consideration for placement on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Dates: 1976-1999

Found in: Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library / MSS-025, Kay Atwood Collection of Regional History / National Register of Historic Places nominations

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