Siskiyou National Forest (Or. and Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cooper, Loren - History of Siskiyou National Forest, 1939
File — Box 22: Series MSS025:03 [Barcode: 35138008116557], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS025:03.37
Scope and Contents
The materials concern the early history of Siskiyou National Forest. The primary document is a report prepared by the Forest Service (presumably) entitled "A History of the Siskiyou National Forest" from 1939.
Dates:
1939
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
United States Forest Service Lookout Research, Historic Fire Lookouts Siskiyou National Forest, 1994
File — Box 13: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116458], 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