The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dundee was named after Dundee, Scotland, the birthplace of William Reid. Reid came to Oregon in 1874 to establish the Oregonian Railway, and made several extensions to the railroad in the western Willamette Valley.
The first post office in the area, established in 1881, was called Ekins. The Ekins post office was closed in 1885, and in 1887 a new office opened and was named "Dundee Junction." The name was chosen in anticipation of plans to build a bridge across the Willamette River for the railroad, which would have called for a junction at Dundee between the west railroad and the new east railroad. The bridge was never built, however, and the post office was renamed "Dundee" in 1897.
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CommonsDundee bypass construction2015
CommonsWillamette River at Chehalem Paddle Launch2013
CommonsChehalem Paddle Launch2013
CommonsAsh Island from Chehalem Paddle Launch2013
CommonsDundee Womens Club Hall rear2009
CommonsDundee Womens Club Hall2009
CommonsDundee Oregon USA2009
CommonsWine Country of the Dundee Hills, Oregon2008
CommonsWine Country in Oregon Dundee Hills2008
CommonsORMap-doton-Dundee2004
CommonsCars line up on Oregon 9920042 historic places in Dundee
2 places in Dundee are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.