Friend, Oregon

Friend, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Friend, Oregon is located in Oregon
Friend, Oregon
Friend, Oregon
Friend, Oregon is located in the United States
Friend, Oregon
Friend, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°20′48″N 121°16′02″W / 45.34667°N 121.26722°W / 45.34667; -121.26722
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyWasco
Elevation
[1]
2,448 ft (746 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1142483[1]

Friend is an unincorporated community in Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Considered a ghost town, little remains of the community except the Friend Store, a one-room schoolhouse, and a cemetery.[2][3]

Friend was named after George J. Friend.[4] The first post office in the community, established in 1903, was on his homestead.[4]

Friend was the end of the line on the Great Southern Railroad. The line was built in 1908 from Dufur, which connected to The Dalles.[5] The depot was closed and service ended on January 5, 1928; the line was abandoned in 1935. Few signs of the track still exist.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Friend, Oregon
  2. ^ ghosttowns.com
  3. ^ USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project:Wasco County
  4. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 385. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. ^ Railroad Commission of Oregon (1913). Sixth Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Oregon to the Governor. Salem, Oregon: Willis S. Duniway, State Printer. p. 165. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "Oregon Topographic Map". Acme Labs. Retrieved January 13, 2011.


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