Dryden, Oregon

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Dryden, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Dryden
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Dryden
Coordinates: 42°16′10″N123°32′14″W / 42.269559°N 123.537287°W / 42.269559; -123.537287
Country United States
State Oregon
County Josephine
Elevation
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1,434 ft (437 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area codes 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1141364 [1]

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]

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History

Dryden was named for English poet and playwright John Dryden by local pioneer J. P. Mills, who was an avid reader. [4] Dryden post office was established in 1892; it closed in 1956. [4] At one time Dryden also had a school. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dryden". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 67. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ↑ Dryden Store & Post Office (PDF). Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. April 1984. Retrieved April 1, 2012.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  5. ↑ "Dryden Store & Post Office" (PDF). Josephine County Cultural and Historical Resource Survey. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. April 1984. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
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