Howell Prairie is an area west of
Silverton,
Oregon,
United States, between the
Little Pudding River and the
Pudding River
The Pudding River is a tributary of the Molalla River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its drainage basin covers . Among its tributaries are Silver Creek, Butte Creek, Abiqua Creek, and the Little Pudding River.
Historically, the Pudding Rive ...
. It was named for John Howell, a
pioneer of 1843.
Howell Prairie post office was established in 1876 and closed in 1881.
[ In 1887 a post office named Howell was established at ; it closed in 1902.][ The Oregonian Railway Company also had a station named Howell Prairie, which was changed to ]Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in 1892.[
Settlements and locales on Howell Prairie include Geer, Durbin, Pratum, Central Howell, and North Howell.
]
See also
* Waldo Hills
References
External links
History of Howell Prairie Cemetery
from Oregonpioneers.com
Historic images of Howell Prairie
from Salem Public Library
Grasslands of Oregon
Geography of Marion County, Oregon
Prairies
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