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Trains brought logs from the Ten Mile River to the Fort Bragg sawmill until the rails were replaced by a haul road for logging trucks in 1949, [6] when descendants of Duncan and Jessie MacKerricher sold the MacKerricher property to the state of California, which made it a state park. [1]
In Fort Bragg, the mean high water mark is 5.2 feet (1.6 meters), and all of Glass Beach, Site 3, is below that water mark. Sites 1 & 2 are located south of "Glass Beach" and do not abut the state park area, though they abut the new city park area, which also ends at the mean high water mark (MHW).
Fort Bragg is the western terminus of the California Western Railroad (otherwise known locally as the "Skunk Train"). Steam passenger service was started in 1904, and then extended in 1911 through the Coast Redwood forests to the city of Willits, 40 miles (64 km) inland. Started in 1885 as a rail route for moving large logs to the mills, the ...
Sister State Park was established in 1939. The park was named for the adjacent town of Sisters. The town of Sisters takes its name from the Three Sisters, three large volcanic mountains located in the Cascade Range overlooking the community. [2] [3] [4] The original 41 acres (17 ha) on the outskirts of Sisters was purchased by Louis W. Hill for ...
Pioneer travelers liked the site because it offered fresh water and good grazing for their draft animals. [1] In the early 20th century, the meadow was also used by sheepherders who grazed their flocks in the eastern foothills of the Cascades. [3] The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department acquired property in 1952.
The Deschutes River State Recreation Area is a park at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a few miles east of The Dalles . The 35.1-acre (14.2 ha) park offers opportunities for camping, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trail riding.
The 82-foot (25 m) earthen dam impounds the water of the Burnt River to create Unity Reservoir, originally with 27,000 acre-feet (33,000,000 m 3) of capacity. [2] No hydroelectric power is generated here. The project is owned by the Bureau, and operated and maintained by the local Burnt River Irrigation District.
Jackson F. Kimball State Recreation Site is a seasonal state park in southern Oregon. The park is operated and maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department , and is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Crater Lake National Park and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fort Klamath .