It's billed as a Victorian Christmas in historic Jacksonville, and Victoriana indeed abounds. From green boughs and twinkling lights festooning quaint storefronts to the musky aroma of roasting chestnuts and sweet cider wafting down main street. Focusing on its past history is fitting: architecturally, Jacksonville seems frozen in about 1884, the year the gold mining boomtown in southern Oregon was bypassed by the railroad.
But the real charm of a visit to this tidy burg lies in the small-town friendliness, earnest attention to history, and simple, down-to-earth architecture that define much of what you'll encounter in a day's browse through town. Like a time machine, your visit there will whisk you away to the 1880's...and you may never want to return!
Only 5 miles west of Medford, Oregon, Jacksonville is easily accessible from Interstate 5. Check out the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce for more information on this "Christmas past" celebration.
