Buchanan, Oregon
Buchanan, Oregon | |
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.jpg) Oard's Service in Buchanan | |
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| Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Harney |
| Named for | William D. Buchanan family |
| Elevation | 4,213 ft (1,284 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Burns on U.S. Route 20.[2]
History
[edit]The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886.[3][4][5] Buchanan post office was established in 1911, with Hattie E. Buchanan the first postmaster.[3] The office closed in 1919 but the area around the Buchanan Ranch is still known as Buchanan.[3] By 1978 the community had a single store.[6] Today Buchanan has a Burns mailing address and a business that includes a tractor repair shop, gas station, gallery, and free museum,[7] all located within the only building in the community.[8]
The school once stood along Little Rock Creek on the site of the present-day Buchanan Springs Rest Area on U.S. 20, a mile northeast of the community.[4]
William Buchanan and his sons ran a stage stop at the top of the hill, north of the present-day Buchanan, on the former J. W. Buchanan ranch.[4] The stop served the route from Vale to Burns.[5] Meals for stagecoach passengers were 50 cents, while those traveling with horses only paid 35 cents, but they paid 25 cents per head for feed and water for their livestock.[4] The stop was later run by Thomas Buchanan.[5]
Transportation
[edit]In the 21st century, Buchanan is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.[9]
Education
[edit]Buchanan is in Harney County School District 4 (Crane School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J (Crane Union High School).[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Buchanan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b c d "Buchanan Rural Community: A Brief History". Harney County Economic Development. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 468. OCLC 4874569.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1978). "Great Basin Blues". Tracking Down Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 259. ISBN 0-87004-257-2.
- ^ "Oard's Indian Art Museum". Travel Oregon. Retrieved July 24, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hays, Jim (August 7, 2010). "U.S. 20: Route crosses the Cascades and heads east". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ "Eastern Point Schedule". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1(PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved March 11, 2024.
Crane-Buchanan Rd
(use the intersection of Crane-Buchanan Road and Highway 20) - Text list - Compare with highway map - ^ "Harney County Sheet 3 of 11" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 11, 2024. - Buchanan indicated on the map. Compare with school district map.
External links
[edit]- Images of Buchanan from Flickr
- Images of Buchanan from Waymarking.com
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