Author: Edna May Hill

Book Description
From gold mines to timber cutting, the early settlers come to life with great photos and complete stories that tie Josephine county's many colorful beginnings together in a memorable book.

Softcover: 127 pages
Publisher: Josephine County Historical Society

Book Review Josephine County Historical Highlights is a great reference tool.

Whether your interests lie in the early settlers, mining districts, towns, bridges, railroading or industries of early Josephine County, this book is the place to start.

There are many wonderful photographs and explanations of how towns got their names and why many of them went through a series of different names.

In this volume, you’ll find the political history of Josephine County as well as short biographies of early pioneers.

There is a memoir contained in this book titled "The Galice Road" by Edith A. Keyte that is very entertaining and you'll wish it went on for much longer!

There are also several railroad tales that are truly delightful!

Josephine County Historical Highlights is the who's who and what’s where of early Josephine County.