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From: Hist_Pres [mailto:hist_pres-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of ZELLER Tracy * OPRD
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Subject: [Hist_Pres] Linkville Pioneer Cemetery listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

NEWS RELEASE                                  July 31, 2014

MEDIA CONTACT:

Diana Painter, Architectural Historian, State Historic Preservation Office
503-986-0668; Diana.Painter at oregon.gov<mailto:Diana.Painter at oregon.gov>

The Linkville Pioneer Cemetery in Klamath Falls is among Oregon's latest entries in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Linkville Pioneer Cemetery was established at this location in 1885, after having been moved from downtown in order to establish what was later called the Ankeny Canal.  The cemetery as it currently appears is a result of a 1931 renovation, when the citizens of Klamath Falls sought to improve the cemetery's appearance.  The formal stone entries, wire fencing, and most of the trees seen at the cemetery today are part of this 1931 design.  The history embodied in the markers in the cemetery include the range wars of the late 1800s and early 1900s in the Klamath Falls area; the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Tule Lake Segregation Center, commemorated by several graves; and three graves of the victims of a Japanese balloon bomb, also associated with World War II.  Today the cemetery still maintains its panoramic views of the city, despite the residential development that surrounds it.

Oregon's State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation recommended the site's nomination in their February 2014 meeting.  It is one of twenty-two historic properties in Klamath Falls that are now listed in the National Register, which is maintained by the National Park Service under the authority of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.  It is one of about 30 cemeteries in Oregon that are listed in the National Register.

More information about the National Register and recent Oregon lists is online at www.oregonheritage.org<http://www.oregonheritage.org> (click on "National Register" at left of page).
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