Jenna Barganski
Jenna Barganski is a graduate student in history and public history at Portland State University. She is the current graduate research assistant for The Oregon Encyclopedia. Jenna specializes in Pacific Northwest history, specifically women's history in the nineteenth century.
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Gold Beach
The City of Gold Beach sits just south of the Rogue River, about forty miles north of the California state line. The section of coastline received its name after placer miners discovered gold in the sands near the mouth of the Rogue River in 1852. The town, initially named Ellensburg, was …
Oregon Encyclopedia
