'Largest Known Still in Jackson County' Historical Marker - Jacksonville, OR
N 42° 18.763 W 122° 58.252
10T E 502401 N 4684498
Quick Description: The Judge Colvig House was the childhood home to the first 'Bozo the Clown' made famous by Vance DeBar 'Pinto' Colvig and is also home to the largest known still in Jackson County during Prohibition.
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 3/11/2013 5:01:27 PM
Waymark Code: WMGJ99
Views: 4
Long Description:The Judge Colvig House (also known as the William Mason House and the George Schumpf House) is located on the corner of S. Oregon Street and Fir St in Jacksonville, OR. This house is listed in the Jacksonville Historic District as a contributing building. This house is also significant for the reason that it was the boyhood home of Vance DeBar "Pinto"
Colvig, better known as
'Bozo the Clown'. In addition to the Bozo the Clown plaque, there is another plaque from the Oregon Historical Society that hangs on a white picket fence in front of the house and reads:
Largest known
Still in Jackson County
used during Prohibition.
Said to be in service
from 1922 to 1931.
Discovered in the woods
near Elderberry Flats
and Battle Creek by
loggers in the early 1960's.Information provided
by Oregon Historical
Society and by
Tom May of Gold Hill. |
I could find no other information regarding the history of this still from looking on the Oregon Historical Society website.
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