Precontact History and Cultural Legacy
of Forest Research Sites in Southwestern Oregon
Southwest Oregon Indian woman with burden basket, ca. 1860 (LaLande 1980: 123)
INDEX To Online Contents and Links
by Bob Zybach, NW Maps Co., March 15, 2007
This report was created under contract to Mike Newton, Oregon State University, as part of a long-term research study of three forested areas on USDI Bureau of Land Management properties in southwest Oregon. The principal findings for this report are provided in PDF format, but all maps, figures, tables, and supportive text are made available online in standard HTML and JPG formats.
Final Report Summary (23 pp.) [PDF_823_KB]
Online References (included with Report Summary): [PDF_35_KB]
Historical Maps and Survey Notes
1855-1882 GLO Tree Species and Diameter Classes
Figures
| Source | Description |
| Black & Black 1990 | Photographs and captions of Applegate Valley history |
| Johnson 1978 | Photographs and captions of Applegate Valley history |
| LaLande 1980 | Historical photographs of SW Oregon |
| Walling 1884 | Detailed drawings of SW Oregon landscapes |
A. People |
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| Native Indian Residents, 1826-1856 | |
| Regional Visitors, 1826-1851 | |
| Immigrant Settlers, 1852-1884 | |
| Notable Residents, 1885-2007 | |
B. Places |
[PDF_180_KB] |
| Indian Names, 1826-1851 | |
| Cultural Landscape Patterns, 1826-1884 | |
| Alphabetized Index to Place Names, 1827-1980 | |
| Geographic Index to Place Names, 1852 - 1980 | |
C. Plants |
[PDF_193_KB] |
| Cultural Plants: Indicator Species | |
| Landscape Patterns: Cultural Aspects | |
| Documented Indian Burning Practices | |
D. Chronology |
[PDF_164_KB] |
| 10,000 BP to 1000 AD: Ancient Lands and People | |
| 1000 to 1500: Ancient Forests | |
| 1500 to 1650: Historical Old-growth Forests | |
| 1650 to 1775: Historical Second-growth Forests | |
| 1776 to 1851: Early Historical Forests | |
| 1852 to 1856: Rogue River Indian Wars | |
| 1857 to 1884: Gold Mining | |
| 1885 to 1945: Family Farming | |
| 1946 to 1986: Logging | |
| 1987 to 2007: Forest Fires |
