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Collier Memorial State Park and Logging Museum

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Collier Museum Log Building
Collier Museum Log Building
Collier Aultman Tayor Steam Engine
Collier Aultman Tayor Steam Engine
Collier Museum Caterpiller Shed
Collier Museum Caterpiller Shed
6/19/2005 Unveiling of Donor Wall
6/19/2005 Unveiling of Donor Wall
Located 30 miles north of Klamath Falls, Collier Memorial State Park is rich with the history of eastern Oregon’s timber industry. Established in 1947, when the Collier brothers donated a unique collection of antique logging equipment, the museum at Collier Memorial State Park has one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of forestry equipment in the country.

In March 2002, Oregon State Parks Trust, in partnership with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of Collier Memorial State Park, began raising the $321,000 needed to renovate and enhance the museum and its interpretive displays. Donations were sought to restore artifacts, buildings, railroad equipment, and early-day machinery, as well as to update educational displays, signs, and other materials, and in so doing keep Oregon's colorful logging heritage alive for future generations of park visitors.

Thanks to generous contributions from private individuals, businesses, and foundations, the campaign achieved its funding goal on July 15, 2004.

The renovation and restoration work culminated in a June 19, 2005 celebratory event, during which thousands of visitors converged on the site to celebrate local logging heritage and see a donor wall, recognizing major contributors to the campaign, unveiled.

Today, Collier Memorial State Park features engaging and informative interpretive displays and a world-class collection of lumbering equipment and artifacts, and in so doing, pays tribute to the rich history of Oregon’s timber industry and to the hard work and ingenuity of the men and women involved.

“One of the Pacific Northwest’s best-kept secrets, this park houses a collection of logging equipment that tells the story of the development of the western forest industry.”

- L.L. "Stub" Stewart, Oregon State Parks founding trustee and former president of Bohemia Lumber (since deceased)



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