Gordon, Oregon
Gordon, Oregon | |
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Gordon, Oregon | |
Coordinates: 45°29′59″N 120°43′44″W / 45.499850°N 120.728870°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Sherman |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Gordon is a former community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It was first settled in 1875 by Tom Gordon, an Irish immigrant,[1] and formally established with a post office in 1896, which only operated from July to December that year before closing.[1] Gordon is contemporarily considered a ghost town.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (1974) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (4th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 318. OCLC 1135868.
- ^ "Ghost Towns of the Old West". Sherman County, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019.
Categories:
- United States ghost town stubs
- 1896 establishments in Oregon
- Populated places established in 1896
- Former populated places in Sherman County, Oregon
- Ghost towns in Oregon
- Unincorporated communities in Sherman County, Oregon