Black Butte, Oregon

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Black Butte was an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] It was located near Black Butte, a dark-colored mountain at the headwaters of the Coast Fork Willamette River, about 20 miles south of Cottage Grove, at the confluence of Garoutte Creek and the Little River. [2] [3] The Black Butte Mine, which operated from the 1890s to the 1960s, was one of the largest mercury mines in the state. [4] [5] Mercury contamination from abandoned mine tailings continues to be a health concern in the area, including mercury-contaminated runoff from Furnace Creek that has made its way to Cottage Grove Lake. [5]

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The post office at Black Butte was originally named Harris, after William Harris, the first postmaster. [3] Harris post office was established in 1898, and the name changed to Blackbutte in 1901. [3] [6] The office ran until 1957. [3] At one time there was a Black Butte School; in 1932 the Black Butte School District was consolidated with the London School District. [7]

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  1. ↑ "Black Butte". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 1, 1993. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 86, 393. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. ↑ "Black Butte Mine". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Environmental Health Assessment: Black Butte Mine - Lane County". Oregon Health Authority . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Blackbutte Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. August 1, 1994. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2 Grade Schools Approve Merger". The Register-Guard . January 15, 1932. Retrieved December 28, 2015.

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