Country United States Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Local time Tuesday 2:31 AM | County Jackson Elevation 782 m | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 88% Humidity Points of interest Prospect State Scenic Vi, Avenue of the Boulders, Barr Creek Falls, Pearsony Falls | ||
Prospect is an unincorporated community 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.
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Map of Prospect, OR 97536, USA
History
Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870. Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster. 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.
The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
As of 2013, the population of the community was 650.
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.
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.
Prospect is the site of the Prospect State Airport. The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.
Climate
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.