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| Object Name | Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project (Central Point, Oregon)
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| View | Document: Historic American Engineering Record, Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, HAER no. OR-164. Prepared by George Kramer, Kramer & Company, Ashland, Oregon, for Jackson County Roads and Parks Department, August 2010 |
| Alternate Name | Gold Ray Powerhouse (Central Point, Oregon)
Gold Ray Dam (Central Point, Oregon)
Fish Ladder, Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project (Central Point, Oregon)
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| Creator/Role | W. F. Hunter (geologist)
J. L. Gault (construction superintendent)
J. S. Howard (construction superintendent)
John C. Boyle (engineer)
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| Creator | Hunter, W. F.
Gault, J. L.
Howard, J. S.
Boyle, John C.
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| Date | 1902-1904
1941
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| Decade | 1900-1909
1940-1949
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| City | Central Point
Tolo
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| County | Jackson
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| State/Province | Oregon
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| Country | United States
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| Site Detail | The Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, at 8628 John Day Drive, Central Point, Oregon, occupies a 26.02 acre site on the Rogue River, north of the unincorporated town of Tolo, in Jackson County, Oregon. The site is designated as Tax Lot 300 on Jackson County Assessors Plat 362W18 and is shown on the Sams Valley USGS 7.5' quadrangle (Provisional edition, 1983). The site UTM references are Zone 10, North (y) (meters): 4698244.760, East (x) (meters) 501310.504 |
| Photograph Date | 2010
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| Cataloger | Edward H. Teague |
| Object Type | architecture
built works
views (visual works)
exterior views
Hydroelectric power
power plants
hydraulic structures
Dams
Fish ladders
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| Notes | The Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, consisting of the Gold Ray Powerhouse, Dam, Fish Ladder and associated features, was the first hydroelectric facility on the Rogue River and the first large-scale generation plant in southern Oregon. Construction of Gold Ray provided reliable electricity to the majority of cities in the southern Oregon and marks the beginning of the regional private utility that still serves the area. Built between 1903-1904 and continuously operated with only minimal modification until 1972, Gold Ray remains a largely intact example of early electrification and hydroelectric plant design in Oregon. In December 2009 the Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project was determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under eligibility criterion "A." |
| Metadata Notes | Description of this work is based initially on documentation supplied by the image provider. It is often the case with gift slides that very little information is provided. Review and updating of descriptive information by the collection cataloger is ongoing. |
| Digital Collection | Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon & the Pacific Northwest
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| Source Collection | Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon Libraries |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries |
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| File Name | HAER_OR-164_GoldRayNarrative.pdf |
