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Transportation in Benton County, Oregon (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Benton County, Oregon" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Benton County was created on December 23, 1847, by an act of the Provisional Government of Oregon. [3] The county was named after Democratic Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, an advocate of the doctrine of Manifest Destiny and the belief that the American government should control the whole of the Oregon Country.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 57 of those are found in Benton County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2025.
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It is located on Oregon Route 99W about 8 miles south of Corvallis. [ 2 ] Greenberry was a station on the Westside line of the Southern Pacific Railroad (now owned by Portland and Western ) named for Green Berry Smith , a pioneer of 1845 who came with the Meek party and settled in Benton County in 1846. [ 3 ]
Mt. Union Cemetery was listed on the Benton County Historic Register on November 14, 1994. [4] Approximately 2,500 people are buried at the cemetery, with additional space for 1,500 to 1,700 more. [5] A new section was added to the cemetery in the 1970s. [5]
Three years ago, I launched a Facebook page dedicated to Lenawee County history and genealogy, a place where people could share photos and make family tree research inquiries. This year marks a ...
Pages in category "People from Benton County, Oregon" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.