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Klamath Falls in Klamath County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
 

Merganser

 
 
Merganser Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 5, 2013
1. Merganser Marker
Inscription.
Location of a rival town to Linkville. Founded in 1870.
Out of existence by 1880.

 
Erected 1978 by Klamath County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
 
Location. 42° 11.161′ N, 121° 47.374′ W. Marker is in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in Klamath County. It is on Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3191 Memorial Drive, Klamath Falls OR 97601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the High Desert and in Southern Oregon. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Merganser (here, next to this marker); Klamath Basin History (approx. 2.3 miles away);
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Pioneer Furtrader (approx. 2.3 miles away); George Nurse (In Memory of) (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Locomotive 2579 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Beginning of a Trail (approx. 2½ miles away); Klamath Falls City Hall (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Klamath Falls.
 
More about this marker. This is one of many historical 'T' markers located throughout Klamath County.
 
Merganser Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 5, 2013
2. Merganser Marker
Merganser Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, January 5, 2013
3. Merganser Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2016, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2016, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 12, 2026