Cottage Grove

By Caleb Garvin and Angela Garvin

Cottage Grove is a picturesque little hometown nestled in the Willamette Valley. Pioneers following the Oregon Trail west settled in the area in the early 1800s. The Bohemia Mountains were the first major draw to the area after James Bohemia Johnson discovered gold in 1863. A gold rush ensued and caused several boom towns to spring up on the route to the mines. After several years, many millions in gold were blasted from the mountains. There is an estimated $14 million in gold remaining in the mountain to this day. With new settlers came the first post offices and schools. When the mining started to slow down, the lumber industry was on the upswing. With easy access to the short line and virgin timber on every hill in the valley, timber became the new boom. Mills sprung up almost overnight, and in some cases burned in a single night. At one time, there were 23 mills on Row River alone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Release date: Mar 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781439624982

Caleb Garvin

Authors Caleb and Angela Garvin are residents of Cottage Grove, photographers, and local historians. For this volume, historical photographs were primarily obtained from the Cottage Grove Historical Society and Bohemia Mining Association. Many thanks are due to the volunteers that preserve Cottage Grove�s history.

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