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The one mile Britt Ridge Trail begins behind the Britt Festivals Pavilion on West Fir Street. It passes through a transitional forest with open views of the Historic Jacksonville Cemetery and nearby gulches. The forest is lush with vegetation and the trail is packed dirt making it easy to hike, jog or push a stroller. We saw several people walking their dogs. Peter Britt is a well known figure in the area and many things are named after him. He was an original homesteader in the area and this trail and nearby Sarah Ziglar trail pass near his original homestead which has Oregon's oldest giant Sequoia tree.Peter Britt is best known as an accomplished photographer and horticulturist in Jackson County. But according to his biographer, he was also "by turns, miner, mule train packer, bee-keeper, financier, property magnate, government meteorologist, first vintner in the Oregon Territory and a father of the region's fruit industry." http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/entry/view/britt_peter_1819_1905_/
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| Britt outdoor amphitheater |
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| Peter Britt |
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