Weyerhaeuser Camp 4 - Klamath County, OR
N 42° 07.225 W 122° 12.753
10T E 565091 N 4663446
This historical marker is located just off of Hwy 66 heading west, on the left, on a side road called Dixie Rd., in Klamath County, OR.
Waymark Code: WMEBQ9
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2012
Views: 4
This historical marker is part of a series of historical markers located all around Klamath County and commissioned by the Klamath County Historical Society.
Unfortunately, it looks like some vandals have shot at the marker as there are bullet holes in the metal plaque. Also, the name WEYERHAEUSER is misspelled on the plaque, something I found amusing.
The logging camp that existed here must have been quite an operation back in the day because it's named on all online topography maps.
Directions to historical marker: If you're traveling on Hwy 66 towards Ashland OR, the marker is located just off of Hwy 66, on the left side, on a side road called Dixie Rd. There are also a couple of wooden bulletin boards nearby the road turnoff, one of which has a map of the surrounding territory that is open to the public for camping, day use and other recreational activity.
The marker text reads:
WEYREHEAUSER(Sic)CAMP 4
A LOGGING CAMP LOCATED NEAR LONG PRAIRIE AND MEADOW
1934 - 1954
KLAMATH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1976
*BONUS NEARBY BENCHMARK*
If you're here, you might as well visit a nearby NGS benchmark located nearby. Click the link below to visit and log this benchmark (metal rod) on Geocaching.com:
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