- Dexter, Oregon
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Dexter — Unincorporated community — Dexter Lake and Dam on the Willamette River at Dexter, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon Coordinates: 43°54′58″N 122°49′18″W / 43.91611°N 122.82167°WCoordinates: 43°54′58″N 122°49′18″W / 43.91611°N 122.82167°W Country United States State Oregon County Lane Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) – Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) ZIP codes FIPS code GNIS feature ID Dexter is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Dexter Lake (aka Dexter Reservoir), a reservoir of the Willamette River along Oregon Route 58.
A post office was established in the locality in 1872 and named "Butte Disappointment", after a local landmark.[1] The post office was renamed "Dexter" in 1875, apparently after the "Dexter" brand cook stove owned by the postmaster's family.[1]
Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the movie Animal House.[2]
The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter.
The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[3]
In 2002, despite not having a city government, Dexter residents opened a public library, the Cascades Foothills Library, that as of August 2006 they are hoping to expand into a regional library.[4]
References
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ http://www.acmewebpages.com/animal/locales.htm
- ^ "Oregon National Register List". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. January 5, 2009. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_DEXTER_LIBRARY_OROL-?SITE=ORSAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT[dead link]
External links
- Parvin Bridge from Lane County, Oregon website
- Parvin Bridge from nationalbridges.com
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Ghost towns Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
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