Friend, Oregon

Friend, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°20′48″N121°16′02″W / 45.34667°N 121.26722°W / 45.34667; -121.26722
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Wasco
Elevation [1]	2,448 ft (746 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area codes	458 and 541
GNIS feature ID	1142483 [1]

Friend is an unincorporated community in Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Considered a ghost town, little remains of the community except the Friend Store, a one-room schoolhouse, and a cemetery. ^{[2] [3]}

Friend was named after George J. Friend. ^[4] The first post office in the community, established in 1903, was on his homestead. ^[4]

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. ^[5] The depot was closed and service ended on January 5, 1928; the line was abandoned in 1935. Few signs of the track still exist. ^[6]

See also

• List of ghost towns in Oregon

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Friend, Oregon
2. ghosttowns.com
3. USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project:Wasco County
4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 385. ISBN   978-0875952772.
5. Railroad Commission of Oregon (1913). Sixth Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Oregon to the Governor. Salem, Oregon: Willis S. Duniway, State Printer. p. 165. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
6. "Oregon Topographic Map". Acme Labs. Retrieved January 13, 2011.

External links

• Image of Friend, Oregon schoolhouse
• Historic image of abandoned building in Friend from Salem Public Library