Atwood, Kay (Katherine Conlee)

Person

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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:

Lookouts, Siskiyou National Forests Research, 1991-1994

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS025:02.45

Scope and Contents

The materials continue the research for the Siskiyou National Forest lookouts. Documents include indepth information on the lookouts with focus on the watchtowers at the Hershberger Mountain and Wildhorse. The booklet "Fire Lookouts on the Deschutes National Forest" was copied and sent to Kay in September 1999. The nomination form for the Snoqualmie National Forest lookout on Mt. Baker is included. Images of maps, structures, and handwritten notes are also available.

Dates: 1991-1994

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

United States Forest Service Lookout Research, Historic Fire Lookouts Siskiyou National Forest, 1994

File — Box: 13, Folder: 01

Identifier: MSS025:02.44

Scope and Contents The materials detail the eight lookouts located in the Siskiyou National Forest. The report evaluates each lookout to determine eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. The eight lookouts are situated in three counties in southwest Oregon and were constructed between 1945 and 1963. A brief history of the effect of increased land protection during the late 19th-century is included. Additional documents note population growth in the cities and towns associated within the...

Dates: 1994

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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