Brockway is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States,[1] on Oregon Route 42, about nine miles southwest of Roseburg.
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| Coordinates: 43°06′32″N 123°27′19″W / 43.10889°N 123.45528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97496 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136094 |
Originally known as Civil Bend, referring to the "...boisterous activity of visitors to the horseraces," the name was changed in 1889 when postal authorities objected to a name with two words. "Brockway" was chosen in honor of local farmer and pioneer B. B. Brockway.[2]
Benjamin Brockway edit
Benjamin Benson Brockway (1829 - 1915) was an Oregon Trail pioneer of 1852 from New York.[3] He began farming in the Lookingglass Valley.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Brockway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1982) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Fifth ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-87595-114-7.
- ^ Flora, Stephanie, "Emigrants to Oregon in 1852". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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