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=== Early History of the Rogue River  ===

The Rogue River in Southwestern Oregon flows in a meandering western direction form the Cascade Mountain Range to the Pacific Ocean. It is approximately 215 miles long. Rich in salmon and other fish, it provided a food source to the natives living along its shores for thousands of years. Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 1700s. Native Americans were moved from their settlements to reservations lands in 1855-56. By 1895 the United States Post Office Department had added mail boat service along the lower Rogue River and as of 2010 the Rogue River still had one of the two remaining mail boat routes in the United States.