Hardman, Oregon
Hardman is an incorporated March 2, 1904 historic community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 207 north of Rock Creek.[1] It is considered a ghost town.[2]
The first settlers in the area were John F. Royse and his brother.[3] Royse started a school in 1879 at a place called Dairyville (incorporated originally as the Umatilla County "Dairy" Precinct May 7, 1883 Book "E" page 750, which locals referred to as "Rawdog".[3] At the same time, David N. Hardman, who arrived in the county in 1878, started a settlement a mile to the southeast.[3] A post office named Hardman was established there in 1881 with Hardman as postmaster.[3] A mile to the northwest of Dairyville was the community of Adamsville, known to the locals as "Yallerdog".[3] In 1882, the Hardman post office was moved to Dairyville but retained the Hardman name.[3] Adamsville post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1885, and thereafter, all activity centered on what is now Hardman, where the post office ran intermittently until 1968.[3] Locals called the place "Dogtown" after its two predecessors.[3]
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References [edit]
- ^ "Hardman (historical)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 28-Nov-1980. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph Oregon for the Curious
- ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 8, 444. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
External links [edit]
- Historic images of Hardman from Salem Public Library
- A 1940 Journey Across Oregon an Oregon State Archives Exhibit
- Photos of Hardman on Flickr
- Hardman photo gallery at ghosttowngallery.com
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Coordinates: 45°10′11″N 119°40′55″W / 45.1698589°N 119.6819629°W
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