| Gold was discovered in Oregon's Jackson Creek in | | | | A detailed brochure tells the fascinating story and |
| 1851 but it brought neither fame nor fortune to the | | | | makes for a prolonged walkwith your dog. Strollers |
| prospector, a lone miner remembered today only as | | | | will want to turn around at the footbridge and |
| "Mr. Sykes." Gold fever ignited soon enough and | | | | retrace yourpawprints but adventurous canine hikers |
| within two years there were thousands of men | | | | will turn left and climb the ridges andcanyons above |
| tediously pulling flakes and nuggets from area creek | | | | the town. The three-mile Rich Gulch Trail leads to a |
| beds. | | | | panoramic viewof the town and countryside. |
| Jacksonville's first brick buildings were in place by 1853 | | | | On the east end of town, behind the country Gothic |
| as the town thrived. Iteven became the county seat | | | | house built by apprenticecarpenter-turned-pioneer |
| but when the Oregon & California Railroad | | | | banker Cornelius Beekman in 1873, you will find the |
| headed fornearby Medford in 1887 and by-passed | | | | Beekman Canyon Loop. The trail begins and ends in a |
| Jacksonville the good times ground toa halt. | | | | small arboretum that displayseight distinct bio-habitats |
| Jacksonville residents built their own railroad four | | | | found in the region. The trail climbs somewhat |
| years later but thestruggling line was dismantled and | | | | steeplythrough light woods before descending back |
| sold in 1925. During the Depression strugglingresidents | | | | into the Beekman Garden. |
| dug deeper into the hills around town to extract a | | | | After hiking through the peaceful Jacksonville |
| few dollars of gold tosurvive. Not much happened in | | | | Woodlands, be sure to take yourdog on a walk |
| town after that. So little changed, in fact, that | | | | through town. More than 80 original brick and wooden |
| theentire downtown was designated a National | | | | buildingsfrom the 1800s are listed on the National |
| Historic Landmark in 1966. | | | | Register of Historic Places. You cancontinue just |
| In 1989, Jacksonville residents formed the Jacksonville | | | | outside of town into the Jacksonville Cemetery that |
| Woodlands Associationto preserve and protect the | | | | has been in usefor over 150 years. Dogs are as |
| quiet forests on the slopes surrounding the town. | | | | welcome in Jacksonville today as they were in |
| Mostexplorations of the dog-friendly Jacksonville | | | | themining camps of yesteryear - there is a water |
| Woodlands will start in town alongthe Zigler Trail, a | | | | bowl placed for dogs outside the |
| flat one-mile journey to hike with your dog along the | | | | Visitor Information kiosk. |
| Jackson | | | | Jacksonville is located on Route 238 off of I-5 out of |
| Creek where gold was discovered in 1851. | | | | Grants Pass to the northor Medford from the south. |