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Oakland History
Historic Oakland, Oregon, located 20 miles north of Roseburg on Highway 99, provides a glimpse into Oregon's past. This tiny hamlet is Oregon's first historic district recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes over 130 properties. Oakland has one of Oregon's best groups of brick storefronts from the 1890s, and many of the buildings are labeled with their vintage and former use. In the downtown area there are also antique stores, curio shops, and art galleries to browse through. An Oakland history and walking tour pamphlet is available from the Oakland Chamber of Commerce at 117 3rd Street.
Places worth an individual visit include the Oakland Museum and Tolly's. The Oakland Museum features a display of Oakland during its boom years and recreations of a general store and tack shop. Tolly's includes an old fashioned marble topped soda fountain and ice cream parlor, candy counter and antique gift shop as well as an elegant restaurant upstairs.
Oakland is in the Umpqua Valley, which is famous for its wineries. A tour of the valley's wineries takes a visitor along riverbanks, through rolling hills and green valleys where the vineyards are situated. There are blue information signs that direct visitors along a wine tasting tour from Umpqua to Winston. Some of the wineries on the tour are Henry Estate Winery, which produces wines such as pinot noir, white Riseling, and Müller-Thurgau; and La Garza Cellars, a recently refurbished winery which produces cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, Riesling and merlot. Many of the wineries on the tour have daily tours and free wine tasting available. |
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