Klamath County County

The Klamath or “Clamitte” Tribe, for which Klamath County was named, has had a presence for 10,000 years. White settlement began in 1846 along the Applegate Immigrant Trail, which precipitated clashes between the two cultures and led to the Modoc Indian War of 1872. The Oregon Legislature created Klamath County by dividing Lake County in 1882. Linkville was named county seat and its name was changed to Klamath Falls in 1893.

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General information on Klamath County

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Klamath County

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

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Klamath County Official

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for Klamath County, County

Whitewater mailmen the story of the Rogue River mail boats by Gary Meier, Gloria Meier

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Authored by regional historians Gary Meier and Gloria Meier, Whitewater Mailmen: The Story of the Rogue River Mail Boats chronicles the perilous and essential maritime service that kept Oregon's remote canyon settlements connected to the outside world. The book details the history of the daring pilots who navigated the treacherous rapids, submerged boulders, and churning white water of the lower Rogue River to deliver mail, supplies, and passengers to isolated homesteaders. Drawing on archival photographs and firsthand interviews, the text captures the mechanical evolution from wooden skiffs to specialized jet boats that conquered an unforgiving aquatic highway. A keen insight drawn from the work is how postal delivery infrastructure served as the true lifeblood of geographic integration in the American West; by transforming a dangerous wilderness river into a dependable federal mail route, these boatmen proved that modern state control and community survival in the rugged backcountry depended entirely on mastering wild, untamed waters.

xii, [187] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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· 1st Edition · Maverick Publications, Bend, Or., 1991
Related Catalog Items: Klamath County · Curry County

 


An illustrated history of central Oregon, embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath counties, state of Oregon by F. A. Shaver, Arthur P. Rose,Richard F. Steele,A. E. Adams, Western historical publishing company

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Published in 1905 by the Western Historical Publishing Company, this extensive volume chronicles the early pioneer settlement and economic development of central and south-central Oregon. A keen insight drawn from the text is how the region's severe geographic isolation—cut off from the coast by the Cascade Mountains and defined by an expansive, arid high desert—forced early settlers to build an exceptionally self-reliant culture that depended heavily on massive livestock operations and fierce competition for scarce water rights. The authors provide comprehensive local histories for Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, and Klamath counties, documenting their gradual transition from rugged frontier outposts into established civic and agricultural centers. Like other regional histories of its era, the narrative ultimately serves as a vital genealogical archive by preserving hundreds of detailed biographical sketches of the resilient ranchers, merchants, and civic leaders who built these foundational communities.

xxx, 1097 pages : plates, portraits ; 31 cm

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Biographies · 1st Edition · Western Historical Pub. Co., Spokane, 1905
Related Catalog Items: Klamath County · Wasco County · Sherman County · Gilliam County · Wheeler County · Crook County · Lake County · Western Historical Publishing Company

 


 

Klamath County

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Last updated: 2013-01-08