Dryden, Oregon
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
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Dryden is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.{{cite gnis |id= 1141364 |name= Dryden |entrydate= November 28, 1980 |accessdate= April 1, 2012}} It is located in the Deer Creek Valley about five miles east of Selma.{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= DeLorme |location= Yarmouth, Maine |isbn= 978-0-89933-347-2 |page= 67}} As of 1990 only one house remained; the 1920 structure formerly served as the Dryden Store and post office.{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?do=main.loadFile&load=42211.pdf |work= Josephine County Cultural and Historical Resource Survey |title= Dryden Store & Post Office |date= April 1984 |publisher= Oregon State Historic Preservation Office |accessdate= April 1, 2012}}
History
Dryden was named for English poet and playwright John Dryden by local pioneer J. P. Mills, who was an avid reader.{{Cite OGN|7th|pages=304–305}} Dryden post office was established in 1892; it closed in 1956. At one time Dryden also had a school.{{cite web |url= http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=42211.pdf |work= Josephine County Cultural and Historical Resource Survey |title= Dryden Store & Post Office |date= April 1984 |publisher= Oregon State Historic Preservation Office |accessdate= April 1, 2012}}
References
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External links
- {{Oregon Encyclopedia|ghost_towns_illinois_river_valley/|Ghost Towns of the Illinois Valley|author=Walter, Greg}}
{{Josephine County, Oregon}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Josephine County, Oregon
Category:1892 establishments in Oregon
Category:Populated places established in 1892
Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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