Deadwood, Oregon
| Deadwood | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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  Deadwood | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′45″N 123°45′44″W / 44.09583°N 123.76222°WCoordinates: 44°5′45″N 123°45′44″W / 44.09583°N 123.76222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Deadwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 36, in the Oregon Coast Range.
Deadwood was named after Deadwood Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River. Deadwood Creek was so-named because of the dead timber snags next to its banks, which had resulted from a series of wildfires in the area.[1] Deadwood post office was established in 1884.[1] The post office was discontinued to the community of Greenleaf in 1914, but was reestablished in 1950.[1]
Deadwood is the home of Alpha Farm, an intentional community established in 1971.[2] The farm owns the Alpha Bit, a café and book/gift store in Mapleton.[2] Other residents include the artists Ernie and Mary Lou Goertzen who lived in the old Deadwood schoolhouse from 1975.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alpha Farm website
- ↑ "Mennonite Weekly Review". September 2004.
