# Prospect, Oregon

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**Prospect** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) and [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) (CDP) in [Jackson County](/source/Jackson_County,_Oregon), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Oregon](/source/Oregon). It lies along [Oregon Route 62](/source/Oregon_Route_62) on the [Rogue River](/source/Rogue_River_(Oregon)), in the [Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest](/source/Rogue_River_%E2%80%93_Siskiyou_National_Forest).[2] As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_Census) it had a population of 449.[3]

## History

Prospect began as a [logging](/source/Logging) town; its first [sawmill](/source/Sawmill) began operating in 1870.[4] Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.[5] 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 [railroad](/source/Rail_transport) up the Rogue River, which would ostensibly improve the community's prospects.[5]

The [Prospect Hotel](/source/Prospect_Hotel), which opened in 1892, was listed in the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1980.[4][6]

## Local events and sites of interest

On the Saturday of [Memorial Day](/source/Memorial_Day) 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 [lumberjack](/source/Lumberjack) contests such as [log rolling](/source/Log_rolling)) are held.[4]

On the last weekend in September, Prospect hosts Music in the Mountains, a two-day festival of [bluegrass](/source/Bluegrass_music), [country](/source/Country_music), [folk](/source/Folk_music) and [Americana](/source/Americana_(music)) music on the grounds of the Prospect Hotel.[7]

Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport , which has one asphalt runway. It is used for [general aviation](/source/General_aviation) operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements.[8] The [Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint](/source/Prospect_State_Scenic_Viewpoint) is nearby.[9]

## Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the [Köppen Climate Classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification) system, Prospect has a [warm-summer Mediterranean climate](/source/Mediterranean_climate#Warm-summer_Mediterranean_climate), abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[10]

## References

1. ["United States Topographic Map"](http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.751111,-122.487778&z=12&t=T&marker0=42.751111,-122.487778,Prospect%2C%20Oregon). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 18, 2016. – via Acme Mapper.

1. ["Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Prospect CDP, Oregon"](https://archive.today/20200213110531/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4160100). *American Factfinder*. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from [the original](https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4160100) on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

1. ["Prospect"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080509091344/http://www.upperrogue.org/prospect.htm). Shady Cove – Upper Rogue Chamber. Archived from [the original](http://www.upperrogue.org/prospect.htm) on May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

1. McArthur, Lewis A. & Lewis L. McArthur (2003 [1928]). *[Oregon Geographic Names](/source/Oregon_Geographic_Names)*. 7th ed. [Portland](/source/Portland,_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon): [Oregon Historical Society](/source/Oregon_Historical_Society) Press. pp. 786–87. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

1. ["Oregon National Register List"](http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2007.

1. ["Prospect Hotel Music Festival"](http://www.prospecthotel.com/bluegrass.html). Prospect Hotel. Retrieved August 30, 2013.

1. ["Prospect State Airport"](https://www.oregon.gov/aviation/Airports/Pages/AIRPORTS/64S.aspx). *Oregon Airports : State of Oregon*. Oregon Department of Aviation. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

1. *Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer*. 7th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.

1. ["Prospect, Oregon"](http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=709653&cityname=Prospect%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units=). *Weatherbase*. Canty Media. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

## External links

- [History of the Prospect Hotel](http://www.prospecthotel.com/history.html)
- [Early resident of Prospect mentions "Deskins Sawmill"](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diary_of_Miss_Kitty_May_Ellis%2F6.16.1958)

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