top photo by Lloyd Smith
Smith Brothers History, Photos and Posters and a horse named Duke
A major resource and why this website was developed in the first place – most of this material is unavailable anywhere else. Includes the Smith Brothers Chronological History of Crater Lake
Park Structures and Places
Reports, studies, historical overviews and more.
People and The National Park Service at Crater Lake
how it came to be, when and why – and the people who made it happen.
Ben Truwe, Southern Oregon Historical Society history of the Crater Lake Highway
Native Americans at Crater Lake
The complex culture of the first visitors and residents of Crater Lake and surrounding areas
The Diary of Fletcher Lynn: Visit to Crater Lake, August 1889 in which a group of intrepid travelers journey to Crater Lake, eat, make music, play games – and try to shoot everything they see.
September, October Southern Oregon Historical Society publication about Arant and Steel – Crater Lake Rumble
(entire publication, other stories included.
Early Crater Lake Motorist Brochures, starting with 1933
Early General Information Brochures from the National Park Service
The Eidson Family Goes to Crater Lake
Read the personal story of visitors at Crater Lake in 1953 and 1964.
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