Applegate Trail - Down Bear Creek

Historical marker location:

1501 Maple Grove Drive, Medford, Oregon

( Marker is on South Pacific Hwy (U.S. 99), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2017

The town of Ashland, Oregon is home to the oldest continuously operating Shakespeare festival in the United States. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival was founded in 1935 and has become a major cultural attraction, drawing visitors from around the world.