Nansene, Oregon

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Nansene, Oregon
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Nansene, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°24′15″N121°03′24″W / 45.40417°N 121.05667°W / 45.40417; -121.05667
Country United States
State Oregon
County Wasco
Elevation
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2,044 ft (623 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1130071 [1]

Nansene is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It lies along Long Hollow Market Road southeast of the small city of Dufur. Between Nansene and Dufur, the road crosses Dry Creek, a tributary of Fifteenmile Creek. [2]

The name Nansene probably derives from a Native American[ clarification needed ] word describing Fifteenmile Creek. [3] A post office operated in Nansene from 1880 through 1894. [3]

In the late 19th century, children in the community attended Nansene School. A school report published in The Dalles Weekly Chronicle in 1898 mentions enrollment of 5 boys and 14 girls for a total of 19 students. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nansene, Oregon
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 31, 72. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 689. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  4. "The Dalles Weekly Chronicle" (Reprint from May 25, 1898 issue). Historic Oregon Newspapers. University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved December 10, 2014.