Mills large and small popped up around the county, but especially in Grants Pass, where the railroad stopped. They turned out wood products of all kinds, from boxes to window sashes to planks. Much like the occasional mine, such as the one found on Creekside Road today, the mills are also still working. The log yards are full of pyramids of trees - but not like it used to be.
All along, of course, there were farms and dairies. Local growers tried various products, including vineyards and hops, both of which became less profitable once prohibition began. For a while the county was a major U. Meanwhile, people began to realize that tourism was an industry itself. As the other industries lost some of their muscle, this new idea began and continues to take hold.
Tourists come to Grants Pass to get a taste of small town charm in our Historic District, cozy lodging, restaurants with GMO-free and local ingredients, unique family-owned shops and so much more. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Youtube Instagram. Gold Mining While pioneers set down roots and homesteaded, the first real industrialists came in search of gold.
At the Columbia River crossing, they tragically lost their young sons and the raft carrying all their belongings. They vowed to backtrack and discover a safer route which would avoid the deadly river. The trail was on the south side of the Rogue River and crossed at Fort Vannoy about 5 miles west of present Grants Pass.
The Applegate wagon train of emigrants made the first wagon tracks through the Rogue River Valley, heading toward the Willamette Valley. A party of emigrants discovered gold in the Jacksonville area. Their find drew a large number of prospectors seeking their fortunes. Sailors deserted their ship near Crescent City to travel toward the Jacksonville gold fields found by Ms.
Ort's party. Before they got there, they discovered rich deposits in the Illinois Valley just 25 miles south of the present Grants Pass, which came to be known as "Sailor Diggin's. Sailor Diggin's quickly became an important mining center with a population of several thousand. This center eventually became Grants Pass. It was later renamed Waldo to honor William Waldo, the brother of Daniel Waldo, who was a prominent figure in early Oregon history.
In , many miners left for new discoveries on the Frazier River of British. Nothing remains today of the many mining towns that sprang up in the Illinois Valley. They didn't think the name "Louse Creek" would draw people to the area, so they decided to name it "Grant" in honor of General Ulysses S.
However, they were told to choose a new name, as there was already a town named Grant, Oregon. As originally told by George Parker , an early local historian, one day while a road crew was eating their lunch after a hard morning of carving the road over the pass of Merlin Hill, now known as Northwest Vine and Highland Avenue connecting with Monument Drive , the topic of the town's name came up.
One guy suggested they call the pass "Grants Pass. So, that's how Grants Pass, Oregon got its name. Thanks for the interesting bit of local lore. I travel thru Grant's Pass at least once a year to visit relatives in Washington. As a kid in school I hated history, in college I really started to become facinated with it. Thank you this was interesting. So many interesting tales to tell :. Several U. Army forts were maintained in the county and many engagements during the Rogue River Indian War — took place within its boundaries.
In , a group of prospectors moved to the Illinois Valley and made the first discovery of gold in Southern Oregon. The State of Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, In , the county seat was relocated to Kerby , where the county's first jail was built in , the Oregon Legislature adjusted the boundary between Jackson and Josephine County, making Grants Pass a part of Josephine County.
This was done primarily to have a railroad head within the new county. Grants Pass post office was established on March 22,
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