Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road

United States historic place


Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road
U.S. National Register of Historic Places



Location	South of Butte Falls, Oregon
Coordinates	42°28′46″N 122°26′57″W / 42.47944°N 122.44917°W / 42.47944; -122.44917
Area	154 acres (62 ha)
Built	1863
Built by	Dept. of the Army
NRHP reference No.	79002068
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1979

The Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road, from Jacksonville, Oregon, to Fort Klamath in Fort Klamath, Oregon, was built in 1863 by the United States Department of the Army. Segments of the road were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing included four contributing structures.

It incorporates part or all of Rancheria Road (also known as Rancheria Trail), Fourmile Lake Rd., Butte Falls-to-Pelican Bay Road, Mt. Pitt Road, and Col. Drew's Road. It crossed Fourbit Ford on Fourbit Creek.

It was the first "trans-Cascadian" wagon road, and connected the Rogue River Valley and the upper Klamath Basin.

Among other effects, the road brought the first sawmill to the Klamath Basin.

It is believed that 1909 is the date of the last wagon traversal of the entire road, and that the 1910 Cat Hill Fire contributed to its effective closure.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Jeffrey LaLande (1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jacksonville-to-Fort Klamath Military Wagon Road / Rancheria Rd., Fourmile Lake Rd., and Butte Falls-to-Pelican Bay Road, Mt. Pitt Road, and Col. Drew's Road". National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2018. With accompanying 12 photos from 1977

External links

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