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Klamath Falls, city, seat (1882) of Klamath county, southern Oregon, U.S. It lies at the southern end of Upper Klamath Lake, in the foothills of the Cascade Range. Once the territory of Klamath, Pit River, and Warm Springs Indians, the area was settled in 1867 at the falls of Link River by George Nurse and called Linkville. It was laid out in 1878 and was renamed (1893) for the Klamath. Completion of the Klamath Irrigation Project in 1906 and the arrival of the railroad in 1909 stimulated its growth as a lumbering centre and shipping and processing point for livestock, ...(100 of 182 words)

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