Klamath Falls history

Secession and the politics of the Civil War, 1860–65The coming of the warThe political course of the warMoves toward emancipationSectional dissatisfaction

The Town of Linkville was formed at the mouth of the Link River by George Nurse in 1867.

Grover Cleveland’s first termThe surplus and the tariffThe public domainThe Interstate Commerce ActThe election of 1888

The Benjamin Harrison administrationThe Sherman Antitrust ActThe silver issueThe McKinley tariffThe agrarian revoltThe PopulistsThe election of 1892

In 1893, the town was renamed Klamath Falls to embrace its location along the river and imply that it was larger than a village.

When Congress passed the National Reclamation Act in 1902, the measure set in motion the dramatic transformation of arid sections of the American West to "reclaim" land for productive agricultural use.

In 1906, the United States Reclamation Service began construction on the Klamath Reclamation Project to provide irrigation water to thousands of acres of potential farmland.

The Southern Pacific Railroad completed a line from Weed, California to Klamath Falls in 1909, and soon after, 90 new businesses and public buildings, including a high school, were opened or under construction.

The Golden Rule Store opened for business in Klamath Falls April 1, 1910 — 24 years ago, under the management of E.W. “Ed” Vannice and his brother, F.L. Vannice.

1, 1929, the greater Golden Rule was opened for business.

World War IIThe road to warThe United States at warWar productionFinancing the warSocial consequences of the warThe 1944 electionThe new United States role in world affairs

The peak Cold War years, 1945–60The Truman Doctrine and containmentPostwar domestic reorganizationThe Red ScareThe Korean WarPeace, growth, and prosperityEisenhower’s second termDomestic issuesWorld affairsAn assessment of the postwar era

In December 1946, the first of …

Teasdel sold the ranch in 1974 to Roy Disney.