Scottsburg is an

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. It is along the

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and

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, and is about from the

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. It was once a growing town but after a large flood in December 1861 the town declined.Oregon History Online 2
Scottsburg was named for pioneer Levi Scott. The city is located at what was the headwaters of navigation on the Umpqua River, some from the ocean. For a short time in the 1850s and 1860s, it was a seaport servicing the interior of Southern Oregon. Scottsburg was a transfer point for a

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that ran from

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to Scottsburg. Once at Scottsburg, travelers boarded a steamboat and travelled down river to Gardiner, Oregon.

Notable people

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, High Commissioner of the

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References

External links

Historic images of Scottsburg from Salem Public Library
Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{DouglasCountyOR-geo-stub