Lancaster, Oregon
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{about|the unincorporated community in Lane County|the neighborhood in Salem, Oregon|North Lancaster, Salem, Oregon|the former station in Malheur County|Willowcreek, Oregon}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Lane
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
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Lancaster is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about two miles south of Harrisburg and two miles north of Junction City, on Oregon Route 99E near the Willamette River.{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= DeLorme |location= Yarmouth, Maine |isbn= 978-0-89933-347-2 |page=39}}
History
The first post office in the area was named Freedom, established in 1858.{{Cite OGN|7th|page=381}} The name was changed to Lancaster in 1866 and to Junction City in 1872. It is likely the office was moved south two miles after the last renaming.
About 1852 or 1853, a man named Woody started a "house of entertainment" (aka a roadhouse{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4i1grNoMcWgC&q=Lancaster |title= In Search of Western Oregon |author= Friedman, Ralph |author-link= Ralph Friedman |year= 1990 |edition= 2nd |page= 516 |publisher= The Caxton Printers, Ltd |location= Caldwell, Idaho |isbn= 0-87004-332-3}}) at this locale, which he named "Woodyville".{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=iXEUAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Illustrated+History+of+Lane+County%22 |title= Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon |last= Walling |first= Albert G. |year= 1884 |location= Portland, Oregon |publisher= A. G. Walling Publishing Company |page= 458 |isbn= 9780598541451 |oclc= 16672446}} It was also known as Woody's Landing. The property was bought by Johnson Mulkey, who built a sawmill at the site and changed the name to Lancaster. The sawmill was still operating in 1861 and likely longer. Two stores operated at the site, which was chosen for its proximity to the southernmost navigable point on the river and a prosperous agricultural district, with hopes of the place becoming a viable town. The Great Flood of 1862 changed the course of the river, leaving the town too far from the main channel, however, and the Oregon and California Railroad bypassed Lancaster, so Junction City became the more important community.{{cite book |title= Willamette Landings: Ghost Towns of the River |last= Corning |first= Howard McKinley |orig-year= 1947 |year= 1973 |edition= 2nd |publisher= Oregon Historical Society |location= Portland, Oregon |pages= 180–182 |isbn= 0-87595-042-6}}
See also
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
Category:Ghost towns in Oregon
Category:1858 establishments in Oregon Territory