Friend, Oregon
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Friend is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Considered a ghost town, little remains of the community except the Friend Store, a one-room schoolhouse, and a cemetery.[1][2]
Friend was named after George J. Friend.[3] The first post office in the community, established in 1903, was on his homestead.[3]
Friend was the end of the line on the Great Southern Railroad. The line was built in 1908 from Dufur which connected to The Dalles.[4] The depot was closed and service ended on January 5, 1928; the line was abandoned in 1935. Few signs of the track still exist.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ghosttowns.com
- ^ USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project:Wasco County
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 385. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Railroad Commission of Oregon (1913). Annual report of the Railroad Commission of Oregon to the governor. The Commission. p. 165. http://books.google.com/books?id=iAdAAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA165&ots=EhfQfamLrG&dq=%22friend%20oregon%22%20railroad&pg=RA1-PA165#v=onepage&q=%22friend%20oregon%22%20railroad&f=false. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ See topographic map. Accessdate 2011-01-13.
[edit] External links
- Image of Friend, Oregon schoolhouse
- Historic image of abandoned building in Friend from Salem Public Library
Coordinates: 45°20′49″N 121°15′58″W / 45.34694°N 121.26611°W
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