Shaw, Oregon

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Shaw is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 214 near its intersection with Oregon Route 22. [1] It is about 10 miles southeast of Salem, and was annexed into the city of Aumsville. [2]

The Shaw area was settled by pioneer Daniel Waldo in the 1840s. [3]

Shaw was a station in the Waldo Hills between Macleay and Aumsville on the Oregonian Railway (later the Southern Pacific Railroad and today the Willamette Valley Railway). [4] [5] In 1881, the station was named "Waldo Hills". [6] Shaw post office was established in 1887 and named for Angus Shaw, the town's first postmaster. [6] [2] Shaw was from Ontario, Canada and settled in the area 1876. [6] In 1891, the name of the town was changed to "Shaw" after Angus. [2]

In 1915, Shaw had two grain mills; these no longer exist. [4] The post office closed in 1937. [6] As of 2005, Shaw had 18 dwellings, a machine shop, a general store building, a warehouse, and a church. [7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaw, Oregon
  2. 1 2 3 Mabey, Kaylyn F. (October 27, 2018). "Community southeast of Salem named for its first postmaster, Angus Shaw". Statesman Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ May, Dean L. (1994). Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 199. ISBN   0-521-58575-9.
  4. 1 2 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 382. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
  5. ↑ "History". Cascade Scenic Railway, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 865. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  7. ↑ "Marion County Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Marion County, Oregon. December 1, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

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