London Springs is an

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in Lane County,

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, United States. It lies south-southwest of Cottage Grove. London Springs is near the

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, south of

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. The

of London is less than a mile from London Springs. London post office ran from 1902 until 1919. The office was formerly named "Amos" and was located two miles south of London, on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River. Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London. It was named for John Amos Sutherland, son of postmaster John Sutherland. Levi Geer developed a

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here, and it is unknown why he named the place "London", but when the post office moved to the community, it was renamed after the new location. Geer and Sutherland operated a

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in which the post office was located for a time. Geer opened the Calapooya Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904. Territorial Seed Company has a trial ground and

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research farm in London Springs.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, London Springs has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for London Springs, Oregon
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References

External links

Historic image of Mineral Springs Hotel at London Springs
from Salem Public Library
Historic images of London Springs
from

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