Winchester, Oregon

Winchester is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is located four miles north of Roseburg on Interstate 5 and the North Umpqua River

Winchester was laid out in 1850 by surveyor Addison R. Flint, who was part of an Umpqua exploring expedition from San Francisco.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 = ] The town was named for one of two brothers named Winchester who took part in the expedition, probably Heman Winchester, who was the expedition's captain. Winchester was the largest settlement in the Umpqua Valley for many years and the county seat until 1854, when it was moved to Roseburg. Winchester post office was established in 1851, and Flint served as the first postmaster.

Winchester Dam in Winchester, constructed in 1890, is on the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://egov.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf Oregon National Register List] ]

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External links

* [http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/orarc&CISOPTR=1650&REC=1 Historic image of the North Umpqua at Winchester] from Salem Public Library
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jtenlen/ORBios/arflint.txt Biography of A. R. Flint]
* [http://www.open.org/pioneerc/pg15.html Addison R. Flint obituary] from Salem Pioneer Cemetery