Dryden, Oregon

Dryden, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42.269559°N 123.537287°W / 42.269559; -123.537287
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Josephine
Elevation [1]	1,434 ft (437 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	458 and 541
GNIS feature ID	1141364[1]

Dryden is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is located in the Deer Creek Valley about five miles east of Selma.^[2] As of 1990 only one house remained; the 1920 structure formerly served as the Dryden Store and post office.^[3]

History

Dryden was named for English poet and playwright John Dryden by local pioneer J. P. Mills, who was an avid reader.^[4] Dryden post office was established in 1892; it closed in 1956.^[4] At one time Dryden also had a school.^[5]

References

1. "Dryden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
3. Dryden Store & Post Office (PDF). Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. April 1984. Retrieved April 1, 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 978-0875952772.
5. "Dryden Store & Post Office" (PDF). Josephine County Cultural and Historical Resource Survey. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. April 1984. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

External links

• Walter, Greg. "Ghost Towns of the Illinois Valley". The Oregon Encyclopedia.