Alma, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

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Alma is a former unincorporated community. It was the location of a work camp for the county Department of Corrections in Lane County, Oregon, United States until 2008. The camp was purchased by a non-profit called Veterans Legacy Oregon to create a residential facility treatment site for veterans.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=Camp Alma - Veterans Legacy |url=https://veteranslegacyoregon.org/camp-alma/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=veteranslegacyoregon.org |language=en-US}} Alma is located on Siuslaw River Road near the Siuslaw River, {{convert|22|mi|km}} west-southwest of Eugene.{{cite map |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation |title=Lane County |url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/gis/docs/countymaps/Lane2.pdf |format=PDF |year=2009|page=2|access-date=November 29, 2011}}

History

Alma was named in 1886 for a local woman.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v81YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=negDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678%2C4684615 | title=Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes | work=Eugene Register-Guard | date=January 4, 1942 | access-date=April 23, 2015 | pages=4}} A post office was established at Alma in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OR&county=Lane | title=Lane County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=April 23, 2015}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon

Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon