Pinehurst is an
unincorporated community
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in
Jackson County,
Oregon
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, United States, on
Oregon Route 66 (OR 66) about southeast of
Ashland.
It is along Jenny Creek near Round Prairie between the
Siskiyou Mountains
The Siskiyou Mountains are a Coast Ranges, coastal subrange of the Klamath Mountains, and located in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States. They extend in an arc for approximately from east of Crescent City, Calif ...
and the foothills of the
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington (state), Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as m ...
.
History
Pinehurst was one of the small
sawmill
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towns along an early
stagecoach
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and wagon freight route between the
Rogue Valley and the
Klamath Basin.
[ This road, also known as the Green Springs Highway, was the original route of the Applegate Trail.]pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.
''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...
" and the Old English
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word '' hurst'', meaning woods.Ponderosa Pine
''Pinus ponderosa'', commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, western yellow-pine, or filipinus pine, is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is t ...
belt.[ The nearby post office named "Shake" established in 1886 was moved and renamed "Pinehurst" in 1911.][ In 1915, Pinehurst had a population of 20 and a public school.][ By 1940, Pinehurst had a population of ten.][ An inn at the town was formerly the supper stop on the ]Greyhound
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a dog breed, breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Some are kept as show dogs or pets.
Greyhounds are defined as a tall, muscular, smooth-c ...
bus route between Ashland and Klamath Falls until it burned down.[ As of 1990 the only structure in the community was a two-story log structure dating to the 1920s.]bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. In addition, a B&B sometimes has the hosts living in the house.
''Bed and breakfast'' is also used to ...
—the Historic Pinehurst Inn—but has since closed.[
The original stagecoach stop was the 1904 ranch house at Green Springs Box R Ranch in the Pinehurst area.]National Register of Historic Places
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.
Education
Pinehurst School, which is about two miles west of the community, in an area known as Lincoln, is the only school in the Pinehurst School District.kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...
through eighth grade.[ The 1908 school building is recognized by Jackson County as having primary historical significance.][
]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Pinehurst has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
See also
* Pinehurst State Airport
* Tub Springs State Wayside
References
External links
Historic image of Pinehurst
from Salem Public Library
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Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon
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Spa towns in Oregon
1878 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1878
Unincorporated communities in Oregon