Prospect, Oregon
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Prospect is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River National Forest.
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[edit] History
Prospect began as a logging town, with its first sawmill operating in 1870.[1] Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.[2] In 1888, there was a mill named Deskins Sawmill. The name of the community was changed to "Prospect" in 1889 because of plans made to run a railroad up the Rogue River, which would ostensibly improve the community's prospects.[2]
The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1894, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[3]
As of 2007, the population of the community was 530.[1]
[edit] Local events and sites of interest
Prospect hosts a bluegrass music festival and an airplane "fly-in"[4] in July, and a jamboree and timber carnival (a festival that includes lumberjack contests such as log rolling) in August.[1]
Prospect is the site of the Prospect State Airport. The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Upper Rogue Regional Tourism Alliance: Prospect. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Oregon National Register List. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Upper Rogue Regional Tourism Alliance: Fly In. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
[edit] External links
- History of the Prospect Hotel
- Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint
- Early resident of Prospect mentions "Deskins Sawmill"
- Prospect, Oregon is at coordinates Coordinates:
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