Buchanan, Oregon

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Buchanan, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Oard's Service in Buchanan
Oard's Service in Buchanan
Buchanan is located in Oregon
Buchanan
Buchanan
Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W / 43.64250; -118.62861Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W / 43.64250; -118.62861
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyHarney
Named forWilliam D. Buchanan family
Elevation
4,213 ft (1,284 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Burns on U.S. Route 20.[2]

History[]

The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886.[3][4][5] Buchanan post office was established in 1911, with Hattie E. Buchanan the first postmaster.[3] The office closed in 1919 but the area around the Buchanan Ranch is still known as Buchanan.[3] By 1978 the community had a single store.[6] Today Buchanan has a Burns mailing address and a business that includes a tractor repair shop, gas station, gallery, and free museum,[7] all located within the only building in the community.[8]

The school once stood along Little Rock Creek on the site of the present-day Buchanan Springs Rest Area on U.S. 20, a mile northeast of the community.[4]

William Buchanan and his sons ran a stage stop at the top of the hill, north of the present-day Buchanan, on the former J. W. Buchanan ranch.[4] The stop served the route from Vale to Burns.[5] Meals for stagecoach passengers were 50 cents, while those traveling with horses only paid 35 cents, but they paid 25 cents per head for feed and water for their livestock.[4] The stop was later run by Thomas Buchanan.[5]

Transportation[]

In the 21st century, Buchanan is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Buchanan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ a b c d "Buchanan Rural Community: A Brief History". Harney County Economic Development. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 468. OCLC 4874569.
  6. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1978). "Great Basin Blues". Tracking Down Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 259. ISBN 0-87004-257-2.
  7. ^ "Oard's Indian Art Museum". Travel Oregon. Retrieved July 24, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Hays, Jim (August 7, 2010). "U.S. 20: Route crosses the Cascades and heads east". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  9. ^ "Eastern Point Schedule". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.

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