Rich Gulch Marker

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Jacksonville in Jackson County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Rich Gulch
Gold First Found Here 1851

Gold first found here Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, May 1995

1. Gold first found here Marker

Inscription. Gold found here
in 1851 by
James Cluggage
John R. Poole

Location. 42° 18.716′ N, 122° 58.284′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Oregon, in Jackson County. Marker is on Oregon Street near Oak Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville OR 97530, United States of America.

Regarding Rich Gulch. The site of one of the richest gold strikes in the history of the West. Stretches between the
West Fir Street and South Oregon Street. Follows
old hydraulically mined gulches and glory holes.
When the gold deposits were worked out, and the railway bypassed Jacksonville in 1884, the city's economy slowed.

Also see . . .
1. The Centennial History of Oregon Vol. I by Joseph Gaston. The Discovery of Gold in Oregon pack trains owned by James Cluggage and James R. Poole, camped for the night on the ground now covered by the town of Jacksonville; and after staking out their animals went in search of water up the little gulch south of the present town known as Rich gulch. From this discovery on Jackson Creek, the discoveries rapidly extended east and west until all the mountain regions of Jackson, Josephine and Curry Counties had been thoroughly explored, and many millions of dollars taken out. (Submitted on October 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Gold first found here 1851 Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 1995

2. Gold first found here 1851 Marker

2. National Register of Historical Places. Rich Gulch Diggings (added 2000 - Site - #00000288) Also known as Rich Gulch Diggings Mining Ensemble (Submitted on October 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,392 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.