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 26 Collections and/or Records:
Big Elk Guard Station, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1979
The "Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation" report of the Big Elk Guard Station details the significance and historical value while evaluating the eligibility to the National Registry of Historic Places. The research outlines the benefits of restoring the station and shows that it will have no adverse impact on the property. Also included are blueprints of the station's buildings, images of the structures, additional research papers, and handwritten notes.
Dutchman Peak Lookout, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1998
Eastwood Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Medford, Oregon
The records of the graves in Eastwood/IOOF Cemetery in Medford, Oregon, include burials listed by block and lot numbers. The documents cover blocks three through three hundred two. An additional sixty graves added to the list were copied from newspaper obituaries. The information lists names and known birth and death dates. There are no records for blocks one and two.
Environmental History of the Little Applegate River watershed
An Environmental History of the Little Applegate River Watershed. Jackson County, Oregon
Fish Lake Campground Shelter, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1982
Hargadine cemetery
Notes on photographs for the Hargadine Cemetery; List of people buried in the Hargadine Cemetery, attached are photocopies of photographs of the headstones
Hill-Dunn cemetery, 2013
Jackson County Abstract Co. Abstract of Title, 1911
This item is an abstract of title from the early twentieth century documenting land ownership in Jackson County, Oregon dating back to the 1850s.
Jackson County history resource guide, 1977
Atwood, Kay. Jackson County history resource guide.
McKee Campground Shelter, McKee Bridge Forest Camp, McKee Bridge Picnic Area, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River Nation Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1981
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