Pokegama - Klamath County, OR
N 42° 06.810 W 122° 08.003
10T E 571643 N 4662741
This historical marker is located just off of Hwy 66 heading west, on the left, on a side road called Mule Hill Rd / Pokegama Rd. in Klamath County, OR.
Waymark Code: WMEBBW
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2012
Views: 1
This historical marker is part of a series of historical markers located all around Klamath County and commissioned by the Klamath County Historical Society.
Directions to historical marker: If you're traveling on Hwy 66 towards Ashland OR, the marker is located just off of Hwy 66, on the left side, on a side road called Mule Hill Rd / Pokegama Rd.
The marker text reads:
FREIGHT AND STAGE ROAD
ALL FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS BETWEEN POKEGAMA AND
KLAMATH FALLS TRANSPORTED OVER THIS ROAD
FROM 1903 TO 1909.
Klamath County Historical Society 1976
*BONUS NEARBY BENCHMARK*
If you're here, you might as well visit a nearby NGS benchmark located nearby. Click the link below to visit and log this benchmark (a metal rod with a witness post) on Geocaching.com:
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There is a web link to some great history on the Pokegama area in Klamath County by clicking the additional resource link below.
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