Cloverdale, Lane County, Oregon

Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Creswell on Oregon Route 222.[2]

For other places with the same name, see Cloverdale, Oregon.

Cloverdale was the site of one of the first sawmills in Lane County, built in 1851.[3] A gristmill was added in 1852.[3] A townsite was laid out at Cloverdale in 1855, but the plat was later canceled.[3] Cloverdale was considered a "thing of the past" as early as 1884.[3] At one time Cloverdale had a store,[3] and a school, and a blacksmith forge. The former Cloverdale Methodist Episcopal Church now serves as a wedding chapel.[4] The church was built in 1904, and later served Baptist and Mennonite congregations and then as a community hall.[4] The building was purchased by the McKinlay family in 1999 and restored.[4] The school building, constructed in 1911, is also still standing.[5]

References
  1. "Cloverdale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. Walling, Albert G. (1884). Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon. Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling Publishing Company. pp. 445–446. OCLC 16672446.
  4. Hollyer, Helen (May 5, 2010). "Cloverdale Chapel's craft sale proves to be a big draw". Creswell Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  5. Hollyer, Helen (August 4, 2010). "Shared memories inspire Cloverdale School reunion". Creswell Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.

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