Fairbanks, Oregon
Old schoolhouse in Fairbanks
Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 12 miles (19 km) east of The Dalles, just south of U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84, near Fifteenmile Creek.[2]
Fairbanks was established in 1905 as a station on the Great Southern Railroad.[3] It was named for Charles W. Fairbanks, then newly elected vice president under Theodore Roosevelt. Fairbanks post office was established in 1905 and ran until 1909, when it closed out to .[3] Freebridge soon closed out to .[3] Both locales were also Great Southern stations.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Fairbanks, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 342, 380–381, 1059. ISBN 978-0875952772.
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Coordinates: 45°37′26″N 121°00′07″W / 45.62389°N 121.00194°W
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