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Salisbury is an unincorporated historic community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It lies along the Powder River at the junction of Oregon Route 7 and Oregon Route 245 about southwest of Baker City. The elevation is . The place was once named "Bennett", probably after a local resident. Salisbury post office, established in 1906 and closed in 1907, was named after Hiram H. Salisbury, a superintendent for the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company. Salisbury was also a station on the
Sumpter Valley Railway The Sumpter Valley Railway, or Sumpter Valley Railroad, is a Narrow gauge railways, narrow gauge heritage railway, heritage railroad located in Baker County, Oregon, Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built on a right-of-way used by t ...
. In 1940, Salisbury had a population of 4. As of 1980, "there was little evidence of commercial activity".


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Unincorporated communities in Baker County, Oregon 1906 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1906 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{BakerCountyOR-geo-stub