Hutchinson, Oregon
Hutchinson is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Haines, west of U.S. Route 30.
Hutchinson was a station on the route of the Union Pacific Railroad's Huntington subdivision named for a local family. The line was originally owned by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Hutchinson post office was founded in 1900 with James H. Hutchinson as the first postmaster. The post office closed in 1902.
References
- ^ "Hutchinson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1905). Report of the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Showing the Progress of Work from July 1, 1904 to June 30, 1905. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
External links
- Images of Hutchinson from Flickr
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