Love, John S, House - Jacksonville Historic District - Jacksonville, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

John S. Love was a prominent Jacksonville businessman, the owner of a tin shop. Love and his mother Margaret left Missouri for Oregon in 1853, but became part of "the lost wagon train," a group of settlers who followed a guide's suggestion to take a "shortcut" from Nyssa, Oregon, across a region that actually did not contain a trail. Forced to abandon their wagon and take only the supplies they could carry, Margaret and John ultimately did make it to western Oregon but due to the hardships, Margaret became an invalid and ended up living the last six years of her life with her son. Margaret became the first person buried at Jacksonville Cemetery, in 1859, and her son John died of smallpox in 1867 at the age of 36.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Jacksonville Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 175 North Third Street Jacksonville, Oregon 97530 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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