London Springs, Oregon
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London Springs, Oregon
| London Springs | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 London Springs
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| Coordinates: 43°37′54″N 123°5′28″W / 43.63167°N 123.09111°WCoordinates: 43°37′54″N 123°5′28″W / 43.63167°N 123.09111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation | 896 ft (273 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97424 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1123364 |
London Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies 11.33 miles (18.23 km) south-southwest of Cottage Grove at an elevation of 896 feet (273 m).[1] London Springs is near the Coast Fork Willamette River, south of Cottage Grove Lake.
The unincorporated community of London is less than a mile from London Springs.[2] London post office ran from 1902 until 1919.[3] The office was formerly named "Amos" and was located two miles south of London, on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River.[3][4] Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London.[3] It was named for John Amos Sutherland, son of postmaster John Sutherland.[3] Levi Geer developed a mineral spring 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.[3] Geer and Sutherland operated a general store in which the post office was located for a time.[3]
Geer opened the Calapooya Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904.[5]
Territorial Seed Company has a 44-acre (18 ha) trial ground and organic research farm in London Springs.[6]
References
- ^ "London Springs". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1123364. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "London". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. April 1, 1993. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1157799. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ^ "Amos (historical)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1133022. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "City of Cottage Grove Emergency Operations Plan". City of Cottage Grove. November 2003. p. 4. http://www.cottagegrove.org/commdev/plans/Downtown%20Historic%20Design%20Guidelines.pdf. Retrieved 210-12-14.
- ^ Territorial Seed Company: About Us
External links
- Historic image of Mineral Springs Hotel at London Springs from Salem Public Library
- Historic images of London Springs from Central Washington University Brooks Library
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