Waldo is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...
located in
Josephine County,
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
, United States, about three miles from the California border.
[''History of southern Oregon : comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and Coos Counties'' (Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1883), p. 446, 456-7.] It was settled in 1852 as a gold mining camp called Sailor's Diggings.
[Illinois Valley history page](_blank)
on Cave Junction, Oregon web site.[Grants Pass history page](_blank)
on Grants Pass, Oregon web site.
The place was later renamed "Waldo" in honor of William Waldo, who in 1853 was the Whig candidate for governor of California.[ This was apparently because, believing the settlement was in California, William Waldo campaigned there and convinced the populace that they should vote for him.][Josephine County history](_blank)
at Oregon State Archives. The post office for Waldo was established in 1856; service was discontinued in 1928.
See also
*List of ghost towns in Oregon
According to several historians, the U.S. state of Oregon contains over 200 ghost towns, more than any other state in the country. Professor and historian Stephen Arndt has counted a total of 256 ghost towns in the state, some well known, others ...
References
External links
Waldo, Oregon History
Former populated places in Josephine County, Oregon
Ghost towns in Oregon
1852 establishments in Oregon Territory
Former county seats in Oregon
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