Blue River in Lane County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Wisely Reasoned

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2015

1. Wisely Reasoned Marker

Inscription.
I was hired as a stone mason LEM for the Civilian Conservation Corps. What’s a LEM you ask? Local Experienced Men. Know all ‘bout stone masonry and it was wisely reasoned to pepper experienced man about the young Corps enrollees.

They’re unskilled, but I’ll teach ‘em to mix morter, read the rocks and set them in proper. Most have come from rural areas, which makes my job easier. City men don’t know which end of a shovel’s for diggin’. All are eager learners though, and darn hard workers.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list.

Location. 44° 15.638′ N, 121° 48.094′ W. Marker is in Blue River, Oregon, in Lane County. It can be reached from McKenzie Highway (Oregon Route 242) 22 miles east of Route 126, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located just west of the Dee Wright Observatory, along the trail leading from the parking lot to the observatory. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: Blue River OR 97413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

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 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Fittin' Tribute (here, next to this marker); Dee Wright Observatory (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Wagon Road (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Mailman (approx. 2 miles away); Scott Road (approx. 5.1 miles away); Time Traveler (approx. 13.9 miles away); The Life of a Lake (approx. 14 miles away).

Wisely Reasoned Marker (<i>wide view; Dee Wright Observatory in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2015

2. Wisely Reasoned Marker (wide view; Dee Wright Observatory in background)

Wisely Reasoned Marker (<i>wide view; showing adjacent markers</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2015

3. Wisely Reasoned Marker (wide view; showing adjacent markers)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.