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An early view of Rickreall "Rickreal" post office was established in 1851 with Nathaniel Ford as postmaster. [5] It was discontinued in 1857, but reestablished in 1866 with the spelling "Rickreall". [5] Ford was again postmaster. [5] The office has continued to operate to the present day. [5]
The community's name changed over the years, with the first post office in Polk County being opened in this locality as "O'Neils Mills" in 1850. [1] The post office was renamed "Nesmiths" (Or "Nesmiths Mills") in 1850 and discontinued in 1852. [2] The community was eventually renamed Ellendale.
The Rickreall Grange Hall needs a lot of work. The building is in need of significant structural repairs so it can continue to be used. Rickreall Grange members working to save historic Polk ...
Cincinnati post office was established in 1851, the first stop on a 70-mile mail route that included Nathaniel Ford's home in Rickreall and Nesmith's Mills at Ellendale. [7] [9] The Oregon Territorial Legislature incorporated the community with the name "Eola" in 1856. [7]
Dixie, Baker County, Oregon, a former community and post office; Dixie, Grant County, Oregon, a former station on the Sumpter Valley Railway; Dixie, Klamath County, Oregon, a historic locale; Dixie, a nickname for the Polk County community of Rickreall, Oregon during the U.S. Civil war and some time after
Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971).
Dallas is along Rickreall Creek, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salem, at an elevation of 325 feet (99 m) ... Dallas post office was established in 1852. [7]
Nathaniel Ford (c. 1795 – January 9, 1870) was an American politician and Oregon pioneer during the time of the Oregon Territory.A native of Missouri, he worked as a sheriff in that state before moving to the Oregon Country where he was selected as judge in the Provisional Government of Oregon and served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature.