Jacksonville, Oregon
Jacksonville is a small city in Jackson County, Oregon, about 5 miles west of Medford. It sits in the valley of Jackson Creek at the base of Miller Mountain. The town grew after gold was found there in 1851–1852 and became the county seat for a time, a busy financial center for southern Oregon until the railroad bypassed it in 1884.
Because many buildings stayed intact, Jacksonville was designated a National Historic Landmark district in 1966, covering more than 100 buildings. The historic district includes site highlights like the Beekman Bank and Beekman House. The city is also known for Oregon’s first Chinatown, started by immigrants from San Francisco; artifacts from that era were found during road work in 2004.
Today Jacksonville covers about 1.9 square miles (all land) and had a population of about 3,020 in 2020. It is part of the Medford School District and is home to Jacksonville Elementary School. The Britt Festival, an outdoor summer concert series, takes place at Britt Park and draws national music acts.
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