Macleay, Oregon
Macleayis anunincorporated communityinMarion County,Oregon,United States.[1]It is about nine miles east of downtownSalemin theWaldo Hillsnear theLittle Pudding River.
This locale was originally named "Stipp" for local settler John L. Stipp, whoseland claimwas just west of present-day Macleay.[2]Stipp donated the land for what is now known as the Stipp Memorial Cemetery.[2]Stipp post office was established in 1880, and the name changed to "Macleay" in 1882.[2]Donald Macleaywas a prominent merchant ofPortland,and along with fellowScotWilliam Reid,was one of the investors in thenarrow-gaugeOregonian Railway Company,which was built through the area.[2][3]Macleay gave money to build a schoolhouse in the Stipp area, near the new railroad station, so the post office was renamed in his honor.[2]Macleay wasplattedin 1884.[4]Macleay post office ran until 1939.[2]
Ownership of the railroad line passed on toSouthern Pacificand today it is owned byUnion Pacific.[5]The Macleay Country Store has been in operation since 1916.[3]The community also has an activeGrange hall,a fire station,[6]and the former school currently serves as a church.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]For more on Donald Macleay:
References
[edit]- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macleay, Oregon
- ^abcdefMcArthur, Lewis A.;McArthur, Lewis L.(2003) [1928].Oregon Geographic Names(7th ed.). Portland, Oregon:Oregon Historical SocietyPress.ISBN978-0875952772.
- ^abFriedman, Ralph(1990).In Search of Western Oregon(2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho:The Caxton Printers, Ltd.p. 382.ISBN0-87004-332-3.
- ^"Rural Development".Marion County, Oregon. Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 21,2010.
- ^"Macleay Community Plan"(PDF).Marion County, Oregon. May 2000. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on July 23, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 21,2010.
- ^"Station 4".Marion County Rural Fire District #1.RetrievedJanuary 21,2010.
External links
[edit]- Historic images of Macleayfrom Salem Public Library
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