- Applegate, Oregon
Applegate is an unincorporated community in Jackson County,
Oregon ,United States . It is located west of Medford onOregon Route 238 and theApplegate River . The community was probably named forLindsay Applegate , who, along with his brothers Jesse and Charles, explored the Applegate Valley via theApplegate Trail . [http://ncbible.org/nwh/OrJackson.html Pioneer Churches in Jackson County] at the [http://ncbible.org Northwest College of the Bible] ]Applegate is the home of the Applegate Partnership, a group of local citizens and other stakeholders dedicated to sustainable natural resource management. [http://www.sustainable.org/casestudies/SIA_PDFs/SIA_Oregon.pdf Sustainability in Action - Oregon] at [http://www.sustainable.org Sustainable.org] ]
In 2001, the
Applegate Valley AVA became the sixth official wine appellation in Oregon. [http://www.winesnw.com/rogue.html Appellations of Southern Oregon] at [http://www.winesnw.com Wines Northwest] ]Notable Residents
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Kirstie Alley , actress [cite web |url=http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2004/1012/local/stories/01local.htm |title=Where will Bush sleep? |author=Landers, Meg |publisher=Mail Tribune |date=2004-10-12 |accessdate=2008-02-25 ]References
External links
* [http://www.threerivers.k12.or.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=121 Applegate School]
* [http://www.applegatevalley.org/index.php Applegate Valley.org]
* [http://www.arwc.org/ Applegate Partnership]
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