Gold Hill City Park - Gold Hill, OR - Lions Clubs International Markers on Waymarking.com

Located in the hart of downtown Gold Hill along 2nd Ave (also known as historic Hwy 99) is Gold Hill City Park. There is a small boulder with a metal plaque that mentions this park being a Gold Hill Lions Club International project. The park was built in 1960 to commemorate the centennial of Gold Hill's existence from 1860 to 1960. The nearby wooden historical marker reads:

CITY OF GOLD HILL

GOLD HILL DISCOVERED ON HILL ACROSS ROGUE RIVER IN 1860.
LAND FOR GOLD HILL DONATED BY THOMAS & ROSE CHAYNIR
IN 1884. RAILROAD BUILT IN 1887. TOWN INC. FEB. 12, 1895.
FIRST SCHOOL IN METHODIST CHURCH IN 1889.
ELECTRICITY CAME FROM GOLD REY DAM IN 1904. WATER
PUMPED BY BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT CO., WHO BUILT A
PLANT IN 1914, WHICH CLOSED IN 1967. FIRE IN 1915
DESTROYED LIVERY STABLES, BLACKSMITH SHOP & OTHER
BUSINESSES. WESTERN UNION, WELLS FARGO, GOLD HILL
NEWS, BANK, THEATER & OTHER STORES, THRIVED.

THIS MARKER FUNDED BY OREGON STATE
AND GOLD HILL BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEES

Condition?: Good condition Street Address (if known): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1) Please provide a photo you have taken of the Friendship Arch, Monument or Plaque.

2) If known, please indicate the operating Lions Club responsible for the placement of the Friendship Arch, Monument or Plaque.

3) Any other information regarding your visit would be greatly appreciated.

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