Dorena, Oregon
History
The first settlers arrived in the Dorena area in the 1850s and depended on agriculture to survive, but later logging and gold mining became the mainstays of the local economy. Dorena was named by combining the first names of Dora Burnette and Lorena Martin. Dorena school was built in 1896, and Dorena post office was established in 1899. In 1946, the town was abandoned when the Corps of Engineers began construction of Dorena Dam on the Row River for flood control. The Corps relocated approximately one hundred homes from the town's former site at 43°46′32″N 122°55′38″W / 43.77556°N 122.92722°W. The dam was completed in 1949 and created Dorena Reservoir, which flooded the townsite. The community was moved five miles upriver.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dorena has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Transportation
The Row River Trail, a rails to trails conversion of a former Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway line, passes through Dorena.
References
- ^ "Dorena, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Challenges of a New Place: 'June 21. Rained hard.'". Center for Columbia River History. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Our Schools: Dorena". South Lane School District. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ "Lane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Dorena Dam". Center for Columbia River History. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ Climate Summary for Dorena, Oregon
- ^ "Welcome to the Row River Trail". City of Cottage Grove. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
External links
- Historic images of the Dorena area from Salem Public Library
- 1911 image of students inside Dorena School from University of Oregon Library
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