Friends of Mt. David

09/17/2022

Come visit the Museum Saturday and/or Sunday 1 to 4pm right at the foot of Mt. David

This weekend you can have a full course meal of local history. Saturday, 10am. a history roundtable at the Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs, presented by the Cottage Grove, Or. Historical Society, Continue exploring our colorful past by dropping into the Cottage Grove Museum Saturday or Sunday 1 - 4pm. Bon Appetit!

04/04/2022

Friends of Mt. David at the Tree Giveaway this Saturday. Thank you Donald M. Nordin for handling the table!

02/15/2022

We took in $130 at the yard sale for Mt. David. The plan is to get the T-shirts reprinted. Thank you everyone who came out and donated to the cause.

01/19/2022

A view from Knox Butte shows Cottage Grove tucked up against Mt. David. Circa 1912

No. 25 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1912 – This view was taken from the orchards at the foot of Knox Butte, looking west towards Mt. David. You can see the early water tower on “Reservoir Hill” aka Mt. David.

Do you know what started the feud between Slabtown and Lemati?
See this and other images on our postcard blog
https://cghistory.org/index.php/history/postcards-of-the-past

01/19/2022

A look at simpler times circa 1948, Cottage Grove viewed from Mt. David.

The view from Mt David in 1948 from an old Dot Dotson postcard.

01/19/2022

In the early to mid 1920's Mt. David was the site for very popular hillside climbing races for the nascent motorcycle. The competitions often drew over 40 entrants and 6,500 spectators creating a bit of a traffic and parking dilemma for Cottage Grove. The track was up the steep eastern face of Mt. David near where Great Days Early Education is today.

An old photo of the motorcycle races up Mt David. Someone who knows their old cars could probably date this for us!

01/19/2022

Early residents liked to ascend Mt. David aka Reservoir Hill, or just "The Hill". Early photographers lugged their cameras up there to catch a panoramic view of the town as it slowly grew over the years. This one is from the CG Historical Society's Post Card collection and circa 1912. Check out other neat views of old time Cottage Grove:https://cghistory.org/index.php/history/postcards-of-the-past?fbclid=IwAR2OBihThjvj31EPE1c1Mi71ygIz8uflwt-VMyI7_WBI63reRHDscrVrYUA

01/19/2022

Rev. David "Oily" Olson sold the town on the idea a sea of oil was under Mt. David. Before he was done, he collected a lot of local loot but nary a drop of oil bubbled up from their investment. Here is a link to a great little lesson from the Cottage Grove Historical Society on the swindle designed for students of all ages:
https://cghistory.org/index.php/history/mini-lessons/10-local-history/26-cottage-grove-s-oil-well-the-story-of-oily-olsen?fbclid=IwAR12gcsS2Wt46GLcxZbhjbMB0by5McQ4jeZKC3ZBZJZDA74UnsO6PV2k9ns