Salisbury, Oregon
Salisbury is an unincorporated historic community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It lies along the Powder River at the junction of Oregon Route 7 and Oregon Route 245 about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Baker City. The elevation is 3,655 feet (1,114 m).
The place was once named "Bennett", probably after a local resident. Salisbury post office, established in 1906 and closed in 1907, was named after Hiram H. Salisbury, a superintendent for the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company. Salisbury was also a station on the Sumpter Valley Railway. In 1940, Salisbury had a population of 4. As of 1980, "there was little evidence of commercial activity".
References
- ^ "Salisbury (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 841. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Mullett, Alfred; Leonard Merritt (2009). Sumpter Valley Railway. Arcadia Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7385-7125-6.
- ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 283. OCLC 4874569.
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