Museums & Galleries: Brookings

1.) Chetco Valley Historical Museum - Chetco

Valley Historical Society Museum is housed in the historic Blake House, built in 1857. The Blake house was once a stagecoach stop and trading post built on a hill overlooking US Highway 101 and two miles south of the Chetco River. The largest monterey cypress in the United States is located on the museum grounds.
Unique exhibits include a small trunk that came around Cape Horn in 1706, a patchwork quilt dating back to 1844, and an Indian dugout canoe. Should these fail to inspire, an iron casting of a woman’s face might do the trick - especially in light of the speculation that this relic was left by an early undocumented landing on the Oregon coast, perhaps by Sir Francis Drake. Drake has been commonly suggested because of the mask’s likeness to Queen Elizabeth.

15461 Museum Rd, Brookings, OR97415

541-469-6651

http://www.brookingsharbororegon.com/brookings_harbor_oregon_museums.cfm

2.) Words & Pictures Gallery -Full service, unique bookstore that carries a large selection of hardcover

and paperback books in a wide range of topics and subjects. They also feature and adjoining art gallery that represents more than 50 local and regional artists.

407 Oak Street, PO Box 1144, Brookings, OR 97415

Phone: 541-469-7067

http://www.discoverourtown.com/OR/local-92440.html

3.) Manley Art CenterPelican Bay Arts Association - The Manley Art Center in Brookings is the home of the Pelican Bay Arts Association. Located on Oak Street across from the Abbey Mall, the member-owned and operated gallery offers originals in all mediums. Classes and workshops are conducted throughout the year. The Second Saturday Art Walk through the art galleries of Brookings originates at the Manley Art Center.

509 Pine StreetBrookings, OR 97415

541-469-1807

http://www.oregoncoasttravel.net/449/oregon_coast/Manley-Art-Center.htm

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Butte Falls

1.) Railroad Museum - Over the years the museum has acquired several unique pieces of rail rolling stock. These include the Medco No. 4, a Willamette locomotive built in 1925 and the Medco No. 8, a Baldwin S8 diesel-electric switcher built in 1952. Other prized items include a box car, a flat car, a hopper car, four cabooses, and a flanger. An 1890s Medco caboose is featured. It ran on the lines between Medford and Butte Falls.

Three of these cars will be restored and modified to carry passengers when the tourist railroad is established.

626 First St, Butte Falls OR 97522

541-865-3333

http://www.ohwy.com/or/b/bfrrmuse.htm

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Central Point

1.) Hanley Farm - Historic Hanley Farm is a 37-acre Donation Land Claim/Century Farm

owned and operated by the Southern Oregon Historical Society. Wagon rides, historic house and barn tours, historic craft and lifeways demonstrations, organic produce, pumpkin patch and special events. Hours: First Saturdays of the month, June thru September. 10am-3pm. 1053 Hanley RdCentral Point, OR 97502-1253
(541) 773-2675
http://www.oregonwineandfarmtour.com/winerydetail.php?recordID=75

2.) Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral Society / Crater Rock Museum - The Society offers a large an

d diverse earth science library from which members may borrow. Rock-collecting field trips take place periodically and classes are ofered in the Society workshop.
Lapidary arts, faceting, collection maintenance, silversmithing and jewelry design and fabrication are some of the subjects studied by members. The Society also has a monthly newsletter.

2002 Scenic Ave Central Point, OR 97502-2185 -

(541) 664-6081

http://www.craterrock.com/

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Eagle Point

1.) Eagle Point Historical Society - The original portion of the Eagle Point Museum was the old

Long Mountain School. The school was built in 1925. When it was no longer used as a school, it was moved to school district property in Eagle Point and in 1977 moved across the Main St. Bridge to its present location where it became the museum. Since then it has seen two additions and now houses the second largest collection in Jackson County. Most of the collection is from Eagle Point area families. It is located on Royal Ave., near the covered bridge.

301 North Royal AvenueEagle Point, OR 97524

541- 826-4166

http://www.cityofeaglepoint.org/index.aspx?NID=139

2.) Camp White Museum - The town offers visitors a chance to explore Camp White Museum.

This spectacular museum provides a collection that includes uniforms, medals, guns and letters and is located in the Veteran's Domiciliary, which served as the hospital for Camp White. Most of the museum's items are from the World War II period.-oregoncities.us