Historical Marker

Scottsburg

Historical marker location:
241 Main Street, Scottsburg, Oregon
( Marker is at the intersection of Umpqua Highway (Oregon Route 38) and Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Umpqua Highway.)

Oregon History.

In 1962, Oregon became the first state in the United States to implement a bottle deposit program. The program required a 5-cent deposit on beverage containers, which could be redeemed when the containers were returned.