Historical Photographs

Wagner Creek Road

Jacob Wagner was the first Euro-American to settle and remain in the Talent area. He built his homestead along the banks of the creek that would later bear his name. In the spring of 1852, he filed a claim for 160 acres, and also filed the first claim in the state of Oregon for water rights in the area. He successfully engaged in farming and raising stock for the next 10 years. (source: Historic Context Statement for The City of Talent, OR by George Kramer, M.S., HP, and Talent Irrigation District: Historical Overview of Irrigation Development in the Bear Creek Valley) This photo was taken from the intersection of Rapp and Wagner Creek Roads.

Source: THS Postcard Collection: ruts on road