Historic Context Statement, Springfield, Oregon

Koler/Morrison Planning Consultants; Sekora, Lynda

From historic overview: "The Springfield, Oregon, "Historic Overview" is a geographically oriented study that is organized in chronological periods outlined by the State Historic Preservation Office in the Handbook to Historic Preservation Planning in Oregon. For each period, significant activities, events and people a¡e discussed within the context of the broad theme categories established by the National Park Service: Prehistory, Exploration and Fur Trade, Native American and Euro-American Relations, Settlement, Government, Commerce and Urban Development, Transportation and Communication, Industry and Manufacturing, Culture and Agriculture. Within these larger themes, are several sub-themes related to Oregon history: Prehistory, Exploration, Fur Trade, Missionary Initiative, Immigration, Farming, Stock Raising, Horticulture,'Waterways, Land Travel, Commercial and Urban Development, Manufacturing, Industry, Federal and Local Government, 19th and 20th Century Architecture, Education, Fraternal Movements and Religion. The time frame for the Springfield "Historic Overview" is 1848-1940; although a brief general discussion of pre-1848 settlement of the Willamette Valley by Native Americans and Euro- Americans is included for background. The year 1848 witnessed the arrival of the first Euro- American settlers in the Springfield area. The year 1940 corresponds to the end of the Motor Age as defined by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office." Funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Historic Context Statement, Springfield, Oregon

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