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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grants Pass

 
Clickable Map of Josephine County, Oregon and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Josephine County, OR (36) Curry County, OR (23) Douglas County, OR (33) Jackson County, OR (123) Del Norte County, CA (23) Siskiyou County, CA (167)  JosephineCounty(36) Josephine County (36)  CurryCounty(23) Curry County (23)  DouglasCounty(33) Douglas County (33)  JacksonCounty(123) Jackson County (123)  DelNorteCountyCalifornia(23) Del Norte County (23)  SiskiyouCounty(167) Siskiyou County (167)
Grants Pass is the county seat for Josephine County
Grants Pass is in Josephine County
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1 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — The 1846 Applegate Trail — Southern Route to Oregon —
Near Interstate 5 at milepost 62 near Merlin Road, on the right when traveling north.
The perilous last leg of the Oregon Trail down the Columbia River rapids took lives, including the sons of Jesse and Lindsay Applegate in 1843. The Applegate brothers and others vowed to look for an all-land route into Oregon from Fort Hall (in . . . — — Map (db m167270) HM
2 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — The First Brick Building in Grants Pass —
On Southeast G Street at Southeast 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Southeast G Street.
Erected by Charles A. Wing in 1949, upon the site of the first brick building in Grants Pass, which was constructed by John W. Howard in 1886. — — Map (db m91926) HM
3 ► Oregon, Jackson County, Grants Pass — Fort Vannoy —
On Lower River Road near Hunt Lane, on the left when traveling north.
A ford across the Rogue River, 1/4 mile south of this point, was used by the Hudson's Bay Company as early as 1827; by the US Navy Wilkes Expedition in 1841; and by pioneers of the Applegate Trail. Mr. Long built the first permanent non-Indian . . . — — Map (db m112767) HM
4 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — From Homeland to Tragedy —
Near Interstate 5 at milepost 62 near Merlin Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Rogue Valley has been the traditional homelands of three distinct language- based tribal groups since ancient times: Takelma, Dakubetede/Taltushtuntude, and Shasta. Tribes shared similar cultural and societal practices, subsistence patterns, . . . — — Map (db m112806) HM
5 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — Josephine County Peace Memorial —
Near East Park Street, on the left when traveling west.
Honoring the men & women of Josephine County who served their country in the wars of this century. REMEMBERING the wounded, the disabled, the MIA and POW. Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Quest For Peace. World War . . . — — Map (db m118806) WM
6 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — Memorial to Our Fathers —
Near Southeast 7th Street (U.S. 99).
Memorial To Our Fathers of the 1861 - Civil War - 1865 Grants Pass Ore. — — Map (db m112517) WM
7 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — 524 — Mormon Sugar Beet Factory Site —
On Parkdale Drive at Rogue River Hwy (U.S. 66) on Parkdale Drive.
On this site in 1916, the Oregon Utah Sugar Company erected a large beet factory. C.W. Nibley, director of the company and presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons/L.D.S.), oversaw the project. Nibley's sons, . . . — — Map (db m112529) HM
8 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — No Land is Free —
Near Interstate 5 at milepost 62 near Merlin Road, on the right when traveling north.
The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and, in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in . . . — — Map (db m112807) HM
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9 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — The Oregon Cavemen —
On NW Vine Street at NW Morgan Lane, on the right when traveling north on NW Vine Street.
The OREGON CAVEMEN, claiming to be direct descendants of the Neanderthal Man of ancient times, incorporated as a unit Oct, 1922 in a ceremony held secretly in the depths of the Oregon Caves...their claimed homeland and a national monument. The . . . — — Map (db m195601) HM
10 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — The Perkinsville Ferry —
On Southeast 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Joel Perkins was an ambitious young man looking for riches. Perkins arrived in Oregon in 1844 at the age of 23 with his mother, father, and four siblings. In 1851 Joel followed wagon tracks from the Willamette Valley to one of the best spots to . . . — — Map (db m100215) HM
11 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — Riverside Park Memorial Flagpole —
Near East Park Street.
In Recognition Of The Josephine County Casualties Of War — — Map (db m113313) WM
12 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — Riverside Park War Memorial —
Near East Park Street.
To The American Veterans of The Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars. All Who Shall Hereafter Live In Freedom Will Be Reminded That To These Men, Women And Their Comrades We Owe A Debt To Be Paid With Grateful Remembrance Of Their . . . — — Map (db m113311) WM
13 ► Oregon, Josephine County, Grants Pass — Union Veterans of the Civil War —
On Southeast 7th Street (U.S. 99).
In Memory Of Union Veterans of the 1861 Civil War 1865 — — Map (db m112515) WM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026