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

Klamath County's First White Settler

 
 
Klamath County's First White Settler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2012
1. Klamath County's First White Settler Marker
Inscription.
Wendolen Nus occupied this site in 1866-1867.
Nus was a civilian casualty at the beginning of the Modoc War

 
Erected 1990 by Klamath County Historical Society-Klamath County Historical Landmark Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesSettlements & SettlersWars, US Indian.
 
Location. 42° 15.103′ N, 121° 51.298′ W. Marker is in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in Klamath County. It is on Lakeshore Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Upper Klamath Lake (approx. 2½ miles away); Oregon History - Upper Klamath Lake (approx. 2½ miles away); The Legacy Link (approx. 2.6 miles away); The River Link (approx. 2.6 miles away); Eulalona (approx. 2.6 miles away); George Nurse (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pioneer Furtrader (approx. 4 miles away); George Nurse (In Memory of) (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Klamath Falls.
 
More about this marker. This historical marker is one of many 'T' markers located throughout Klamath
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Klamath County's First White Settler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2012
2. Klamath County's First White Settler Marker
Klamath County's First White Settler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, April 22, 2012
3. Klamath County's First White Settler Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2016, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2016, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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