Brockway, Oregon

Brockway is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States,[1] on Oregon Route 42, about nine miles southwest of Roseburg.

Brockway, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Brockway, Oregon
Brockway, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°06′32″N 123°27′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas
Elevation
571 ft (174 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97496
GNIS feature ID1136094

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

Benjamin Benson Brockway (1829 - 1915) was an Oregon Trail pioneer of 1852 from New York.[3] He began farming in the Lookingglass Valley.[2]

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References
  1. "Brockway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. Flora, Stephanie, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2015-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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