Douglas County Museum: 2 books
by Diane L. Goeres-Gardner, Douglas County Museum
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Originally called Deer Creek, Roseburg was the creation of entrepreneur Aaron Rose. After becoming county seat for Douglas County in 1854, the city�s growth was assured. Roseburg became the bridge between the populated Willamette Valley and the mining districts of Southern Oregon. Situated in a panoramic...
by Tricia Dias, Sutherlin 100 Committee, Douglas County Museum
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
Originally called Camas Swale, Sutherlin was incorporated on June 24, 1911, and renamed for Fendel Sutherlin at the behest of his daughter, Anne Sutherlin Waite. What started as an agricultural community of orchard homesites later transitioned into a timber boomtown during World War II. Although the...