Prospect is an

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and

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(CDP) in Jackson County, in the

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. It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.

History

Prospect began as a

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began operating in 1870. Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster. In 1888, there was a mill named Deskins Sawmill. The name of the community was changed to "Prospect" in 1889 because of plans made to run a

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up the Rogue River, which would ostensibly improve the community's prospects. The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the

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in 1980.

Local events and sites of interest

On the Saturday of

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weekend, Prospect holds the Mill Creek Memorial festival. It honors veterans with a parade, a flag retirement ceremony, live music and games for children. All the proceeds go to a fund to help veterans. In July Prospect hosts an airplane "fly-in" that helps support the Jackson County Search and Rescue, and in August a jamboree and timber carnival (a festival that includes

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contests such as

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) are held. On the last weekend in September, Prospect hosts Music in the Mountains, a two-day festival of bluegrass,

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and Americana music on the grounds of the Prospect Hotel. Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport , which has one asphalt runway. It is used for

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operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements. The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the

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system, Prospect 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.

References

External links

History of the Prospect Hotel
* Early resident of Prospect mentions "Deskins Sawmill" {{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon Populated places established in 1870 Census-designated places in Oregon Census-designated places in Jackson County, Oregon 1870 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon Logging communities in the United States