Tallman is a
ghost town
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* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
in
Linn County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. It is located northwest of
Lebanon
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.
History
A post office was established at Tallman in 1886, and remained in operation until 1923. The community's name honored James Tallman, a pioneer settler. Tallman was a station on the
Red Electric interurban railroad. A previous
Oregonian Railway
The Oregonian Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in the Willamette Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon.
History
A group of Scot capitalists formed the Oregonian Railway Company, Limited after purchasing the bankrupt Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ro ...
station at this location was named Lebanon Junction.
Tallman was near the junction of the Southern Pacific's East Side and Lebanon Branches. Today the East Side Line has been abandoned and the Lebanon Branch is owned by the
Albany and Eastern Railroad
The Albany and Eastern Railroad is a short line railroad in the Willamette Valley of Oregon that was created when the BNSF Railway spun off its Sweet Home Branch Line in May 1998. It operates about of track and is based in Lebanon, Oregon. T ...
.
References
External links
Images of trains at Tallmanfrom Railpictures.com
Historic image of Tallmanfrom Salem Public Library
Geography of Linn County, Oregon
1886 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1886
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