Rowland is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Linn County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
.
History
Rowland was formerly a station on the now-abandoned
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ...
East Side Line, beginning in the 1880s as an
Oregonian Railway
The Oregonian Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in the Willamette Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon.
History
A group of Scottish capitalists formed the Oregonian Railway Company, Limited after purchasing the bankrupt Dayton, Sheridan and Gr ...
station.
A post office was established at Rowland in 1886, and remained in operation until 1905.
References
External links
Historic image of Rowlandfrom Salem Public Library
Geography of Linn County, Oregon
1886 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1886
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