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Perrydale, Oregon
Perrydale is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It is approximately 10 miles from Dallas. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Perrydale was formed from the Townsend, Kinsey, and Butler donation land claims; the Townsend claim was deeded to Narcis Provo, who then deeded it to William Perry, after whom the community was named by John McGrew, who had bought Perry's claim and platted the town of Perrydale. Beginning in 1881, the town was the site of a station on the Airlie branch of the Oregonian Railway Company. Rail service to Perrydale ended in 1985. The Perrydale post office ran from 1870 until 1971. Today, locations in Perrydale have Amity, Oregon, mailing addresses. Near Perrydale are the Perrydale Hills, a wine-growing location that was expected to become an American Viticultural Area (AVA). The new AVA was instead named the Van Duzer Corridor AVA Van Duzer Corridor is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amity, Oregon
Amity is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. As of the United States 2020 Census, 2020 Census, the population was 1,757. History The town was established between 1848 and 1849 by Joseph Watt (pioneer), Joseph and Ahio S. Watt, two brothers who had immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail.Corning, Howard M. ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. Part of Joseph's Donation Land Act, land claim became the community's townsite. The name "Amity" came from the name of a school that was built by two rival communities after the amicable settlement of a dispute. Ahio, the first teacher, named the school. Amity post office was established in 1852. Joseph established the first woolen mill in Oregon, and in 1868 shipped wheat to England in the first instance of Oregon wheat being sent around Cape Horn. The community was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 19, 1880, originally as a town. Geography Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
