Dryden, Oregon

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Dryden is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located in the Deer Creek Valley about five miles east of Selma.[2] As of 1990 only one house remained; the 1920 structure formerly served as the Dryden Store and post office.[3][4] At one time Dryden also had a school.[4]

Dryden was named for English poet and playwright John Dryden by local pioneer J. P. Mills, who was an avid reader.[5] Dryden post office was established in 1892; it closed in 1956.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dryden". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 67. ISBN 0-89933-347-8. 
  3. ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 240. ISBN 0-87004-332-3. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dryden Store & Post Office". Josephine County Cultural and Historical Resource Survey. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. April 1984. Retrieved April 1, 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 

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Coordinates: 42°16′10″N 123°32′14″W / 42.269559°N 123.537287°W / 42.269559; -123.537287

Municipalities and communities of Josephine County, Oregon, United States
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