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George Nurse (In Memory of)

Klamath Falls, Oregon
· June 4, 1820-November 26, 1895
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George Nurse rafted lumber down Upper Klamath Lake and built the first buildings on this site in 1867. He registered the first official plat of the town in 1878 and was Linkville's first hotel keeper, postmaster, and livery stable operator. He gave building lots to people who would build and donated the first school site on February 26, 1878, as well as the courthouse block and the site of the Linkville cemetery.
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