In 1858, a community and gristmill was established about a mile and a half east of the present town of Shedd and called "Boston", probably because one of the founders came from Boston, Massachusetts.[5][6] Boston was platted in 1861 with a New England–style town square.[6][7] The town became a stagecoach stop, and "Boston Mills" post office was established in 1869. Efforts to get the Oregon and California Railroad, which was being built south from Albany, to come through Boston Mills were unsuccessful. The railroad was instead built through the nearby land donated by Civil War veteran Captain Frank Shedd, and "Shedd's Station" was created in 1871. The post office was moved soon after.[5][6] Many of Boston's buildings, though not the mill itself nor the Farwell DLC homestead, were moved west to the new Shedd's Station to be near the railroad.[7] In 1899, the railroad changed the name of the station to "Shedd", but the name of the post office did not change until 1915.[5]
Porter-Brasfield House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Geographyedit
Shedd is in western Linn County in the Willamette River valley, with Shedd Slough, a tributary of the Calapooia River, flowing northwards on the east side of town. Oregon Route 99E passes through the center of town, leading north 12 miles (19 km) to Albany and south 5 miles (8 km) to Halsey.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shedd CDP has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it recorded as land.[10]
^"Boston Mill Society". Retrieved January 1, 2008.
^"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External linksedit
from Linn County Historical Society
Historic images of Shedd from Salem Public Library
Historic images of Thompson's Mill from Salem Public Library
Historic images of Shedd and the Shedd family from Webshots
January 01, 1970
shedd, oregon, boston, oregon, redirects, here, city, whose, name, decided, portland, penny, portland, oregon, shedd, unincorporated, community, census, designated, place, linn, county, oregon, united, states, oregon, route, 2010, census, population, census, d. Boston Oregon redirects here For the city whose name was decided by the Portland Penny see Portland Oregon Shedd is an unincorporated community and census designated place CDP in Linn County Oregon United States on Oregon Route 99E As of the 2010 census it had a population of 204 4 Shedd OregonCensus designated placeSheddShow map of OregonSheddShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 44 27 29 N 123 06 43 W 44 45806 N 123 11194 W 44 45806 123 11194CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyLinnArea 1 Total1 51 sq mi 3 91 km2 Land1 51 sq mi 3 91 km2 Water0 00 sq mi 0 00 km2 Elevation 2 262 ft 80 m Population 2020 3 Total213 Density141 25 sq mi 54 54 km2 Time zoneUTC 8 Pacific PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT ZIP code97377Area code541 458FIPS code41 66900GNIS feature ID2584423 2 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1858 a community and gristmill was established about a mile and a half east of the present town of Shedd and called Boston probably because one of the founders came from Boston Massachusetts 5 6 Boston was platted in 1861 with a New England style town square 6 7 The town became a stagecoach stop and Boston Mills post office was established in 1869 Efforts to get the Oregon and California Railroad which was being built south from Albany to come through Boston Mills were unsuccessful The railroad was instead built through the nearby land donated by Civil War veteran Captain Frank Shedd and Shedd s Station was created in 1871 The post office was moved soon after 5 6 Many of Boston s buildings though not the mill itself nor the Farwell DLC homestead were moved west to the new Shedd s Station to be near the railroad 7 In 1899 the railroad changed the name of the station to Shedd but the name of the post office did not change until 1915 5 East of Shedd at the former site of Boston Mills on the Calapooia River is the National Register of Historic Places listed Boston Flour Mill aka Thompson s Flouring Mill Oregon s oldest continuously operating water powered mill part of Thompson s Mills State Heritage Site 8 It is one of the four remaining gristmills in the state and one of only two mills still in operation 9 nbsp United Presbyterian Church in Shedd listed on the National Register of Historic Places nbsp Porter Brasfield House listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesGeography editShedd is in western Linn County in the Willamette River valley with Shedd Slough a tributary of the Calapooia River flowing northwards on the east side of town Oregon Route 99E passes through the center of town leading north 12 miles 19 km to Albany and south 5 miles 8 km to Halsey According to the U S Census Bureau the Shedd CDP has an area of 1 5 square miles 3 9 km2 all of it recorded as land 10 Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 2020213 U S Decennial Census 11 3 References edit ArcGIS REST Services Directory United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 12 2022 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Shedd Oregon a b Census Population API United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 12 2022 Total Population 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 P1 Shedd CDP Oregon data census gov U S Census Bureau Retrieved August 25 2020 a b c McArthur Lewis A Lewis L McArthur 2003 1928 Oregon Geographic Names Seventh ed Portland Oregon Oregon Historical Society Press pp 101 865 ISBN 0 87595 277 1 a b c Thompson s Mills State Heritage Site Master Plan PDF Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Retrieved January 1 2008 a b Sullivan William December 25 2007 A look at Oregon s newest state park The Register Guard Retrieved January 1 2008 Newest state park to open Oregon Parks and Recreation Department December 4 2007 Archived from the original on July 23 2011 Retrieved January 1 2008 Boston Mill Society Retrieved January 1 2008 2019 U S Gazetteer Files Places Oregon United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 25 2020 Census of Population and Housing Census gov Retrieved June 4 2016 External links editHistory of Boston Mills from Linn County Historical Society Historic images of Shedd from Salem Public Library Historic images of Thompson s Mill from Salem Public Library Historic images of Shedd and the Shedd family from Webshots Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shedd Oregon amp oldid 1185955580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
