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TouVelle came from namesake What is the history of TouVelle State Recreational Area? Who or what is "TouVelle" and what does it mean? -- Paula T., Shady Cove TouVelle State Park was named after a person, Frank LeBlond TouVelle, a former Jackson County judge (1913-1919) and state highway commissioner (1935-1939). TouVelle gave the park land -- 35.29 acres -- to the state as a memorial to his wife. He asked that it be named the Elizabeth Blosser TouVelle and Frank LeBlond TouVelle State Park. The state Highway Commission approved this name in 1946, though it has since been shortened -- for obvious reasons. TouVelle said his charity arose from "a desire to leave a recreational heritage to my people of Jackson County and the state of Oregon. I desire also, as a former member of the state Highway Commission, to express my deep interest in the furtherance of the parks and highways of the state." The California-Oregon Power Company extended a power line into the park in 1950 to supply electricity for park patrons. For those who haven't yet visited TouVelle park, it straddles the Rogue River on Table Rock Road near White City and is home to Southern Oregon's largest granary tree and a flock of acorn woodpeckers. Boating, picnicking and fishing are available. (Send your questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; or by fax to (541) 776-4376; or by e-mail to: [email protected] Please include your name, address and phone number for verification.) Today's News Index Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA