In 1927 the new high school planted a maple tree honoring Gen. Amos A. Fries as a “Central Point Oregon boy made good” for his work with lethal and other chemicals.Born in Wisconsin, Fries’ parents moved to Oregon, where the future general attended the Central Point School and graduated from Medford High School in 1893. While waiting for an appointment to West Point, Fries taught school in Central Point and Butte Falls.Fries graduated from the military [...]
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