Klamath Falls Oregon History
Area
History from Oregon State Archives
Klamath County was established on October 17, 1882. It was created from the
western part of Lake County and named after a tribe of Indians which white
travelers called the Klamath, also spelled Clammite.
Baldwin Museum
A four-story brick building built in 1906. Exhibits
detail early Klamath history. Bly, Oregon's Place in World War II
History
Did you know that the Japanese actually bombed the United States during
World War II and it happened right here in Oregon and six people died as a
result? These links will take you to more information:
The Japanese Mission
The Oregon Tragedy
Japanese Balloon
Bombs of WWII
The
Strangest Weapon of World War II
The 555th
Parachute Infantry Battalion (PIB), SMOKE JUMPERS
Klamath County Museum
The museum features the anthropology, history, geology, and wildlife of the
Klamath Basin.
Train Mountain Railroad Museum
Train Mountain Railroad Museum is a non-profit organization devoted to the
preservation of our railroad heritage. Located near Chiloquin, Oregon,
mid-way between Klamath Falls, Oregon and Crater Lake National Park on 2000
acres of Ponderosa Pine forest. Train Mountain currently has 70,000 feet
of one eighth scale railroad track in operation. Train Meets for members
and those who own, operate, or have an interest in one eighth scale
railroading are held four times a year: The weekend after Memorial Day in
June, the first weekend in both July & August, along with the weekend
after Labor Day in September.
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