Shaw, Oregon
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Shaw was a station in the Waldo Hills between Macleay and Aumsville on the Oregonian Railway (later the Southern Pacific Railroad and today the Willamette Valley Railway).[2][3] In 1881 the station was named "Waldo Hills" but the name was changed to "Shaw" in 1891 to match the post office.[4]
Shaw post office was established in 1887 and named for Angus Shaw, the first postmaster.[4] Shaw was from Ontario, Canada and settled in the area 1876.[4] The post office closed in 1937.[4]
In 1915 Shaw had two grain mills, which no longer exist.[2] As of 2005, Shaw had 18 dwellings, a machine shop, a general store building, a warehouse and a church.[5]
The Shaw area was settled by pioneer Daniel Waldo in the 1840s.[6]
References
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External links
- Historic images of Shaw from Salem Public Library
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