McCredie Springs are hot springs and a former resort in
Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near
Oregon Route 58 (OR 58), east of
Oakridge, and east of
Eugene
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, within the
Willamette National Forest
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It is known for the nearby natural hot springs along
Salt Creek.
History
Frank Warner, a trapper, came upon a series of hot springs along Salt Creek and settled near them in 1878.
He lived in the cabin he built there until he was evicted by the newly formed
United States Forest Service (USFS) in the early 1900s.
In 1911, John Hardin filed a
mineral claim on the land, ostensibly because of the salt found there, but he actually wanted to build a resort on the land leased from the USFS.
He named the place Winino Springs and opened a hotel in 1914.
[ ]William Wallace McCredie
William Wallace "W. W." McCredie (April 27, 1862 – May 10, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from Washington.
Early years
Born in Montrose, Pennsylvania, McCredie moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled on a farm near Manchester in Delaware ...
known as "Judge", bought the lease from Hardin to build a springs resort in 1916,Portland
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was being built, on December 31, 1925, with mail going to Railhead.[ The resort came be known as McCredie Springs.][ McCredie Springs post office operated intermittently from September 14, 1926, until October 2, 1953.][
The Southern Pacific railroad servicing the area was built in 1923. During its heyday in the 1930s, the resort was served by five Southern Pacific passenger trains each day which increased its poularity.][ No services remain onsite, however there is a toilet in a nearby parking lot.]
Hot springs
McCredie Hot Springs are hot springs located at , across OR 58 from the community, by the banks of Salt Creek.
Water profile
The geothermally heated mineral water emerges from the ground at per minute at a temperature of .
Further reading
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See also
* List of hot springs in the United States
References
External links
Historic Images of McCredie Springs
from the University of Oregon Libraries
Historic images of McCredie Springs
from the Lane County Historical Society
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