- Walterville, Oregon
Walterville is an unincorporated community in
Lane County, Oregon ,United States . It is located six miles east of Springfield onOregon Route 126 near theMcKenzie River .Walterville post office was established in 1875 and named by the first postmaster and prominent
Central Oregon rancher, George Millican, for his son Walter.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 = 645-646, 1006] The town of Millican in Deschutes County was named for George Millican. Members of the Millican family have lived in the area since the 1860s and the MillicanCentury Farm is still in operation. [cite web |title= Triangle 5 Ranch: The Location |url=http://www.triangle5.com/location/ |publisher=Triangle 5 Ranch |accessdate=2007-11-22] cite web |title=Oregon's McKenzie River Communities: Metro Area to Walterville |url=http://mckenzie.orenews.com/visitorguide/metrowalt.html |publisher="McKenzie River Reflections" |accessdate=2007-11-22]Walterville Pond, on Eugene Water and Electric Board's (EWEB) Walterville Canal, is a 70-acre water storage pond that is also used for fishing and birdwatching. [cite web |url=http://www.willamalane.org/1_parks/birding/walterville.html |title=Birding Trails: Walterville Pond |publisher=Willamalane Park and Recreation District |accessdate=2007-11-22] Walterville Canal was built by EWEB in 1911 to provide
hydropower to pump McKenzie River water to Eugene for use as drinking water. [cite web |url=http://www.eweb.org/about/who/history/index.htm |title=Looking back: How EWEB got started |publisher=Eugene Water and Electric Board |accessdate=2007-11-22]Walterville Elementary School is part of the Springfield School District. [cite web |url=http://www.sps.lane.edu/schools/walterville.html |title=Walterville |publisher=Springfield School District |accessdate=2007-11-22]
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