Fort Lamerick was one of several hastily erected posts during the Rogue River Indian War.

A solitary grave-marker stands at Clay Hill Rapids, a few yards uphill from the Rogue River Trail. The marker only hints at a woman’s sad story.

Ashland, Ore., and Guanajuato, Mexico, are celebrating their 50 th anniversary this year as Sister Cities, a program established after World War II to further international peace through people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

William S. Phillips loved art and aviation. Growing up in Los Angeles, he often spent the day sketching aircraft.

Adeline Billings made useful and lasting baskets and hats for Rogue River Canyon dwellers after settling with her husband, John Billings, near Agness, Ore., in 1868.

A master mule packer for the Rogue River Forest Service for 31 years, Gordon Jesse Walker, was known for bragging at demonstrations of his work for local granges, schools, and nursing homes that he had packed everything except a meringue pie.

One of three children in the first grade at Little Shasta School in 1937, was Betty Davis Carrier. Her first teacher, Mrs. Fern Meamber of Yreka, taught 15 students and all eight grades.

At one time Ashland was called the “Carlsbad of Oregon,” referring to the large number of mineral springs in the area. One of the more attractive soda springs emerged from the banks along Emigrant Creek on the stage route between Ashland and Klamath Falls.

In early January 1919, John Stannard, left Gold Beach, Ore., by commercial vehicle to attend the opening session of the State Legislature as the newly elected representative of Coos and Curry Counties. Stannard never returned.

Miners in the mountains of Oregon faced many hazards, including dreaded rattlesnake bites. Often far from a doctor, the miners came up with their own treatment.