The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Donald has a rich history in agriculture, industry, business and family. Sometime between 1840 and 1860 Donald was settled by farmers and loggers from the Midwest. By the early 1900s, Donald was a main station for the Oregon Electric Railway, which connected Portland and Eugene. The city was named after R. L. Donald, an engineer for the construction company that built the railway. Donald was built from Donation Land Claims sold by R. L. Donald to the Donald Town Lot and Land Company in 1908. The original community was centered on agricultural land growing hops. The town grew primarily on the hop crop until the Oregon Electric Railway located a substation and depot in Donald. It was part of the railway mainline between Salem and Portland. The substation was completed in 1906. The post office was established April 13, 1910, and the town was home to the Donald Brick and Tile works from 191…
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2000
Nothing in Donald is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Donald has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William Case Farm in Donald, 2.1 miles away.
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Then & now
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