Jacksonville Oregon Cemetery
I love Jacksonville Oregon, I fell in love with this town the first time my husband took me to visit his hometown ( Medford) and we drove over to Jacksonville to visit his mom’s grave and see the town. My first thought when you enter this town is if you removed all of the cars and the power poles it would be exactly like it was in the mid 1800 during the gold rush when it was the county seat. My favorite part of Jacksonville is the cemetery, I spend a great deal of time wandering around old cemeteries and this one is nothing short of amazing. This old cemetery is located at the top of a hill overlooking Jacksonville; the first burial took place here in October 1959 before the cemetery was even open. A prominent business man John Love had acquired permission to have his mother Margaret Love buried here. Later in December 1859 plots were offered for sale and the cemetery was dedicated in 1860. Wandering through this cemetery you may find graves with dates much earlier than 1859...