Shelburn, Oregon

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Shelburn is an unincorporated community and ghost town located in Linn County, Oregon, United States, established in the 1850s. [1] The town experienced a significant number of deaths in the 1860s during the third cholera pandemic along the Oregon Trail. [1] A blacksmith shop in the city dates to the 1890s. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Florin, Lambert (1992). Ghost Towns of the Pacific Frontier. New York City: Promontory Press. pp.  79–80. ISBN   978-0-883-94068-6.

44°44′10″N122°52′14″W / 44.7360°N 122.8706°W / 44.7360; -122.8706

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