Macleay is an

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in Marion County,

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. It is about nine miles east of downtown Salem in the

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near the

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. This locale was originally named "Stipp" for local settler John L. Stipp, whose

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was just west of present-day Macleay. Stipp donated the land for what is now known as the Stipp Memorial Cemetery. Stipp post office was established in 1880, and the name changed to "Macleay" in 1882. Donald Macleay was a prominent merchant of

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, and along with fellow

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William Reid, was one of the investors in the

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, which was built through the area. Macleay gave money to build a schoolhouse in the Stipp area, near the new railroad station, so the post office was renamed in his honor. Macleay was

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ted in 1884. Macleay post office ran until 1939. Ownership of the railroad line passed on to

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and today it is owned by

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. The Macleay Country Store has been in operation since 1916. The community also has an active

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, a fire station, and the former school currently serves as a church.

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Historic images of Macleay
from Salem Public Library Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Oregon 1880 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1880 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{MarionCountyOR-geo-stub

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