FIRST - Platted Town in Klamath County, OR
N 42° 11.158 W 121° 47.376
10T E 599950 N 4671132
This historical plaque is located at the end of Memorial Drive in Klamath Falls, OR.
Waymark Code: WMJA8B
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2013
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This historical plaque is located at the end of Memorial Drive and marks the location of a pioneer township that was established as the first township in Klamath County, even before neighboring Linkville (renamed Klamath Falls in the early 1880s).
The plaque reads:
MERGANSER
PIONEER VILLAGE FOUNDED IN 1870. A RIVAL TOWN OF LINKVILLE AND THE FIRST PLATTED IN KLAMATH COUNTY. NAMED AFTER THE MERGANSER DUCKS ON KLAMATH RIVER. A BRIDGE-CROSSING MADE IT AN IMPORTANT TRADE ROUTE. THE TOWN SERVED AS A SETTLER DEFENSE RENDEZVOUS DURING THE 1872-73 MODOC WAR. DECLINED IN THE 1880'S. (FORMERLY LAKEPORT)
KLAMATH CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS JUNE 1994 |
There are no longer any traces of this former township and only this historical marker and the nearby historical T-marker remain.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1870
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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