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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bly, Oregon

 
Clickable Map of Klamath 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 Klamath County, OR (94) Deschutes County, OR (64) Douglas County, OR (30) Jackson County, OR (115) Lake County, OR (38) Lane County, OR (85) Modoc County, CA (44) Siskiyou County, CA (167)  KlamathCounty(94) Klamath County (94)  DeschutesCounty(64) Deschutes County (64)  DouglasCounty(30) Douglas County (30)  JacksonCounty(115) Jackson County (115)  LakeCounty(38) Lake County (38)  LaneCounty(85) Lane County (85)  ModocCountyCalifornia(44) Modoc County (44)  SiskiyouCounty(167) Siskiyou County (167)
Klamath Falls is the county seat for Klamath County
Bly is in Klamath County
      Klamath County (94)  
ADJACENT TO KLAMATH COUNTY
      Deschutes County (64)  
      Douglas County (30)  
      Jackson County (115)  
      Lake County (38)  
      Lane County (85)  
      Modoc County, California (44)  
      Siskiyou County, California (167)  
 
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1 Oregon, Klamath County, Bly — Balloon BombOregon History
Very near here, on a warm spring day in 1945, six people-a woman and five children-were killed by a Japanese "balloon bomb," or Fugo. The party had arrived for a picnic when they discovered the deflated balloon. While they gathered around the . . . Map (db m112533) HM
2 Oregon, Lake County, Bly — Mitchell Monument
In Memory Of: Elsie Mitchell Age 26 Dick Patzke Age 14 Jay Gifford Age 13 Edward Engen Age 13 Joan Patzke Age 13 Sherman Shoemaker Age 11 Who Died Here May 5, 1945 By Japanese Bomb Explosion Only Place On The American . . . Map (db m112534) HM WM
3 Oregon, Lake County, Bly — Mitchell Monument Shrapnel Tree
Pinus ponderosa When a Japanese balloon bomb exploded at this site, Elsie Mitchell and her Sunday school class of five children, out on an early spring fishing outing, were killed. They were the only World War II casualties to occur . . . Map (db m112595) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 1, 2024