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 12 Collections and/or Records:
Southern Oregon Sales Fruit Cooperative, 18 Stewart Avenue, Medford, Oregon, 2002
The National Registry of Historic Places describes Southern Oregon Sales as a fruit processing plant that helped revitalize the Rogue River Valley fruit industry during the late 1920s. Details of the many different periods of history are in the nomination form, as well as how the fruit industry survived obstacles. Also included are the floor plans for the buildings.
Voorhies House, Eden Valley Orchard, Burrell Orchard, Gordon Voorhies House, 2488 Voorhies Road, Medford, Oregon, 1999
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