Pratum, Oregon

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Pratum as seen from Howell Prairie Road
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Pratum (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°57′33″N122°52′39″W / 44.95917°N 122.87750°W / 44.95917; -122.87750
Country United States
State Oregon
County Marion
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97305
Area code(s) 503 and 971

Pratum is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is located northeast of Salem on Howell Prairie near the Pudding River. Pratum is Latin for "meadow". [1] The community was settled in the late 19th century by a group of Mennonites, many of them of Swiss extraction. [2] [3] A branch of the narrow-gauge Oregonian Railway was built through the area in about 1880, and the station there was called "East Side Junction". [1] The railway was eventually converted to standard gauge, and is still in use today by the Willamette Valley Railway. In 1895, the station was renamed "Enger" by a Mr. Larson, who opened the first store there. "Enger" was confused with Eugene, however, and the name of the station changed to "Pratum" in 1898. [1] Pratum post office was established in 1887, and was originally called "Switzerland", then "Enger" and finally "Pratum" in 1898, matching the railroad station. [1] The post office ran until 1964. [1] Pratum Elementary School, was built in 1928 and is part of the Silver Falls School District, and is still operating. [4]

The community is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Pratum grain elevator.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 783. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  2. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online: Oregon (State) [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Salem Online History
  4. Silverton Chamber of Commerce Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine