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 Medford Townsite Marker, Alba Park - Medford, Oregon Posted by:  ddtfamily
N 42° 19.434 W 122° 52.566
10T E 510208 N 4685747
Historical marker describing the history of the Medford town site
Waymark Code: WMFRY3
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2012
Views: 4
This historical marker is placed on a stone near the center of Alba Park in Medford. The marker describes how land was deeded for the townsite of Medford, and provides some history on the naming of the town. A few feet to the east is a fountain, although a bush immediately behind the stone mostly blocks the view of the fountain.
The marker text reads:
ON OCTOBER 27, 1883, C. MINGUS, C.W. BROBACK, I.J. PHIPPS
AND C.C. BEEKMAN, DEEDED IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED
ACRES FOR A TOWNSITE PLUS TWENTY ACRES FOR A
RAILROAD DEPOT TO THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA
RAILROAD COMPANY CHARLES HOWARD AND HIS FATHER, J.S. HOWARD, SURVEYED
THE NEW TOWNSITE FOR THE RAILROAD WHERE ONLY
TWO FAMILIES LIVED, THE I.J. PHIPPS FAMILY AND THE
C.W. BROBACK FAMILY. SUGGESTED NAMES FOR THE NEW TOWN WERE: EAST
JACKSONVILLE, MIDDLEFORD, MEDFORD, GRAND CENTRAL
AND PHIPPSTOWN. ON DECEMBER 20, 1883, THE TOWN WAS
NAMED MEDFORD BY DAVID LORING OF THE O. AND C. R.R.
AFTER HIS HOME TOWN OF MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS. THE DEPOT WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE
OF MAIN STREET. S.O.H.S. |
Historic Topic: Pioneer
Group Responsible for placement: Historical Society
Marker Type: City
Region: Southern Oregon
County: Jackson
State of Oregon Historical Marker "Beaver Board": Not listed
Web link to additional information: Not listed
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