Fisher, Oregon
Fisher School Bridge crosses Five Rivers at Fisher. The bridge takes its name from Fisher Elementary School across Crab Creek Road, today a residence. Alternatively, the bridge is sometimes called Five Rivers Bridge and Fisher Covered Bridge. A post office named Fisher was established in this area (44.293015, -123.844390) in 1892 and closed in 1942. Martin Johanson was the first postmaster. A general mercantile store operated in Fisher, along the road near the mouth of Crab Creek. The building stood until road improvements widened the right of way.
Name
Fisher was named for the fisher (Martes pennanti), a cat-sized animal in the same family as the weasel, badger, otter, and mink. Once much more common in the virgin forests of the Oregon Coast Range, it was driven to near extinction in these mid-elevation mountains by habitat destruction, trapping, and poison baits meant to kill coyotes and wolves. The animals are still sighted rarely in the immediate area.
References
- ^ "Fisher". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ Kimberling, Gail (August 14, 2005). "Covered Bridges of Lincoln County". Newport News–Times. Longview Daily News. Retrieved January 29, 2016 – via The Daily News Online.
- ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 28, 2016 – via Acme Mapper. The map includes mile markers along Five Rivers and the Alsea River.
- ^ "Public Works: Fisher School Bridge". Lincoln County. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 356. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.