Lake Creek, Oregon

Lake Creek is an unincorporated community located approximately 20 miles east of Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The community takes its name from an important local stream.cite book
last = McArthur
first = Lewis A.
authorlink = Lewis A. McArthur
coauthors = Lewis L. McArthur
title = Oregon Geographic Names
origyear = 1928
edition = Seventh Edition
year = 2003
publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press
location = Portland, Oregon
id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1
pages = 556]

The shortest covered bridge in Oregon is located near Lake Creek. [http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/lost.cfm Oregon.com] Lost Creek Covered Bridge] The Lost Creek Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also possibly the oldest standing covered bridge in Oregon.

History

The Lake Creek post office was established on December 10 1886, but in the 1890s the Post Office Department began consolidating the names of many two-word post offices, thus the name of the post office was changed to "Lakecreek" on April 29 1894. This official style remained even after the post office was discontinued on June 5 1959, but the two-word name is what is used locally.cite book
title = History of Jackson County Post Offices
publisher = Rogue Valley Genealogical Society
location = Phoenix, Oregon
id = 979.527 H388]

All correspondence originally destined for the "Lakecreek" post office was rerouted to the Eagle Point office, where it has been ever since. The post office building in Lake Creek also housed a general store, which still stands today (as of June 2007 it is closed for renovations).

In June 2007, Brian Zablocky, a resident of Medford, Oregon, filed a request with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) that the name be restored to the two-word local usage. The request was approved by the BGN on September 27 2007 and went into effect a few days later.]

Pioneer Hall

The Lake Creek Pioneer Hall was established in 1990 in the former Community Hall building. A group of local citizens, some of whom worked on the restoration of the nearby Lost Creek Bridge, got together and restored the building, giving it a foundation, insulation, and a kitchen. ["About Lake Creek Pioneer Hall." The Lake Creek Letter 1993, vol 3 iss 1 ed.: 1+. Lake Creek Historical Society, Eagle Point, Oregon]

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