Norway is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, located between Coquille and Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 42, near the Coquille River.
Norway, Oregon | |
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  Norway Location within the state of Oregon  Norway Norway (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′03″N 124°09′24″W / 43.10083°N 124.15667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Coos |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136583 |
The locale got its name from Olaf Reed (1827-1906), who settled there in the 1870s. Olaf Reed was a Norwegian immigrant who started a partnership with Oden Nelson. They operated vessels on the Coquille River between Myrtle Point and Bandon, Oregon.[2] Reed was a former sea captain and like his brothers Edward and Hans, he also worked as a shipbuilder.[3]
Reed and Nelson started a general store in 1873.[3] Norway's post office was established in 1876 and as of 2003, it had been moved a few miles from its first location.[2] Norway post office closed in 2002;[4] the community's mail is addressed to Myrtle Point.[5] There was also a Norway station on the Southern Pacific Coos Bay Line.[2]
In 1977, the whole community was put up for sale.[6] At the time the two-acre townsite consisted of a store with living quarters upstairs, a café, a post office, a home, several old motel cabins and a defunct gas station.[6]
In the early 1990s the population was single digits, under 10.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Norway". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ a b Hull, Lise (2007). Coos County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7385-4803-6.
- ^ "Post Offices by State: OREGON Post Offices". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ a b United Press International (April 27, 1977). "Want to buy a town? Oregon has one for sale". Ellensburg Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
External links
edit- Historic image of the Fox covered bridge near Norway from Salem Public Library
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