Rowland, Oregon

Rowland is a ghost town in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]

History

Rowland was formerly a station on the now-abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad East Side Line, beginning in the 1880s as an Oregonian Railway station.[2][3][4] A post office was established at Rowland in 1886, and remained in operation until 1905.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rowland (historical)
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 828. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. ^ "Historical scrapbook". The Times. Mar 10, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Town Histories". Linn County Roots. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Linn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

44°17′40″N 123°04′39″W / 44.2945682°N 123.0775898°W / 44.2945682; -123.0775898

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