Keno in Klamath County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Horn's Camp 1895 - 1898
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 17, 2019
1. Horn's Camp Marker
Log contractor's loading station on "Old Blue's" Railroad, the first in Klamath County.
Erected 1976 by Klamath County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 42° 3.163′ N, 122° 15.834′ W. Marker is in Keno, Oregon, in Klamath County. It is on an un-named, rough dirt road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keno OR 97627, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Potter's Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Pokegama (approx. 1.2 miles away); Snow (approx. 2.2 miles away); New Pokegama - 1903-1909 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Algoma Sawmill (approx. 2.9 miles away); Weyerhaeuser Camp 4 (approx. 5.4 miles away); Parker Station (approx. 5.8 miles away); Kerwin Ranch (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keno.
More about this marker. This historical marker is not easily accessible and only during warm weather months (May 15-Oct. 1) and preferably with a 4x4 vehicle with high clearance. Most of the old logging roads leading
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Regarding Horn's Camp 1895 - 1898. The marker's mention of 'Old Blue' is referencing a small locomotive that ran logs to numerous logging camps, including Horn's Camp. Presumably, its name was derived from the color of the cab.
In Issue No. 3 of Klamath Echoes, a journal published by the Klamath County Historical Society from 1966, numerous small passages highlight Horn's Camp. They read:
"...to Horn's logging camp, which must have come into existence in late 1895 or early 1896. Horn's Camp was northwest of Long Prairie Creek, at the base of Grizzly Mountain, about one-half mile north of the Long Prairie trestle.
...That Horn's Camp was but recently established, is proven by two newspaper articles, one from the Journal of May 23rd, and the other from the Siskiyou News of June 6th, both speaking of the "new lumber camp."
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 17, 2019
2. Horn's Camp Marker
View of marker looking northwest
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 17, 2019
3. Horn's Camp Marker
View of marker looking southeast
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 17, 2019
4. Horn's Camp Marker
View of marker looking southwest towards Grizzly Mountain in the distance
5. 'Old Blue' locomotive
Old Blue at Snow (logging camp). Note the chip under the middle wheel, to assist in holding the little engine on the steep grade at Snow. Bud Inman, engineer.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen
6. Klamath Echoes map, 1966
A hand drawn map showing the area between Klamath River and Highway 66 with former logging railroads, mills and camps.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 4, 2020, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
