ine h urst ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁saw mill ▁towns ▁along ▁an ▁early ▁stage co ach ▁and ▁w agon ▁fre ight ▁route ▁between ▁the ▁Rog ue ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁K lam ath ▁Bas in . ▁This ▁road , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Green ▁Spr ings ▁Highway , ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁App legate ▁Tra il . ▁The ▁name ▁" P ine h urst " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁" pine " ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁English ▁word ▁hur st , ▁meaning ▁woods . ▁P ine h urst ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁location ▁in ▁a ▁P onder osa ▁P ine ▁bel t . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁P ine h urst ▁area ▁named ▁" P ione er "; ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁The ▁nearby ▁post ▁office ▁named ▁" Sh ake " ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁was ▁moved ▁and ▁renamed ▁" P ine h urst " ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁P ine h urst ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁a ▁public ▁school . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁P ine h urst ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ten . ▁An ▁inn ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁supp er ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁Grey h ound ▁bus ▁route ▁between ▁Ash land ▁and ▁K lam ath ▁F alls ▁until ▁it ▁burn ed ▁down . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the