Salisbury is an
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
historic community
in
Baker County, Oregon, United States. It lies along the
Powder River at the junction of
Oregon Route 7
Oregon Route 7 is an Oregon state highway which runs from Interstate 84 at Baker City to U.S. Route 26 at Austin Junction. OR 7 traverses several highways of the Oregon state highway system: Whitney Highway No. 71, part of the La G ...
and
Oregon Route 245 about southwest of
Baker City
Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward D. Baker, the only U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The population was 10,099 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Pla ...
. The elevation is .
The place was once named "Bennett", probably after a local resident.
Salisbury post office, established in 1906 and closed in 1907, was named after Hiram H. Salisbury, a superintendent for the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company.
[ Salisbury was also a station on the Sumpter Valley Railway.][
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References
Unincorporated communities in Baker County, Oregon
1906 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1906
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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