Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Creswell on Oregon Route 222. [2]
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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cloverdale, Lane County, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b c d e Walling, Albert G. (1884). Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon. Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling Publishing Company. pp. 445–446. ISBN 9780598541451. OCLC 16672446.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- April 2010 story about Cloverdale church in The Register-Guard
- Image of Cloverdale chapel from Flickr
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