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Prospect, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prospect is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest.[4] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.[5]
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History
Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870.[7] Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.[8] In 1888, there was a mill named Deskins Sawmill. The name of the community was changed to "Prospect" in 1889 because of plans made to run a railroad up the Rogue River, which would ostensibly improve the community's prospects.[8]
The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[7][9]
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Local events and sites of interest
On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Prospect holds the Mill Creek Memorial festival. It honors veterans with a parade, a flag retirement ceremony, live music and games for children. All the proceeds go to a fund to help veterans.
In July Prospect hosts an airplane "fly-in" that helps support the Jackson County Search and Rescue, and in August a jamboree and timber carnival (a festival that includes lumberjack contests such as log rolling) are held.[7]
On the last weekend in September, Prospect hosts Music in the Mountains, a two-day festival of bluegrass, country, folk and Americana music on the grounds of the Prospect Hotel.[10]
Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport (FAA LID: 64S), which has one asphalt runway. It is used for general aviation operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements.[11] The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.[12]
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Climate
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This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Prospect has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[13]
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