Medford Wedding

Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It was named in the 1880s by David Loring, a civil engineer working for the Oregon and California Railroad for his home town of Medford, Massachusetts. As of 2005, the city had a total population of 70,860. It is the county seat of Jackson CountyGR6.

It is also believed that Medford was named for the intersection of the railroads, running north to south, and Main Street, running east to west. The original name being Middleford, it was shortened to Medford shortly after its founding.[citation needed]

Medford is home to the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport.

Medford was founded in December 1883 by J. S. Howard. It was incorporated as a city in 1885. Located along the path of the Siskiyou Trail, Medford was founded on the Oregon and California Railroad line in the Bear Creek Valley, which is part of the greater Rogue Valley. The name was given to Medford by a railroad engineer from Medford, Massachusetts named David Loring.