Farmington is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Tualatin River, a tributary of the Willamette, about eight miles southwest of Beaverton, at the intersection of Oregon Route 10 and River Road.[1] It is about two miles east of the junction of OR 10 with Oregon Route 219. Farmington was one of the earliest settlements in Oregon and was prominent for a time as an important milling and grain-shipping point on the Tualatin when steamships were the principal means of shipping grain along the Willamette River.[2] Farmington was the site of an early Christian Church, founded by 1845 pioneers in Sarah and Philip Harris, who arrived in Oregon via the Meek Cutoff.[3][4] At that time the locale was called "Bridgeport".[3] Baptisms were in the Tualatin River.[3]
Philip Harris began ferry service, which became known as the Harris-Landess Ferry, across the Tualatin River; he later built a bridge at the same location.[2][3] Today there is modern bridge there named in his honor.[1][2][3] In 1851 there was a post office named Harris Ferry at this locale; Philip Harris was the postmaster.[5]
The community was probably named for Farmington, Connecticut.[6] Farmington post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1904.[6]
The building at the crossroads that currently serves as a restaurant dates to the 1920s; most of the time it housed a tavern but at least once it served as a store.[7][8] It has been a restaurant since March 2009.[8]
The old Farmington School is about a mile and a half northwest of the crossroads on private property on Rood Bridge Road.[9] It is one of several one-room schools, including the one at Laurel, that merged to become the current Farmington View Elementary School in the Hillsboro School District in 1950.[9] The school is about three miles northwest of Farmington on OR 219.[9] The bell in front of Farmington View originally hung at Laurel School.[9]
Farmington was the birthplace of William G. Hare, Oregon state senator and representative.[10]
^ abcde"Washington County". Pioneer History to About 1900, Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest. Northwest College of the Bible. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
^Flora, Stephenie. "Emigrants to Oregon In 1845". Retrieved 2009-12-20.
^Query, Charles Floyd (2008). A History of Oregon Ferries Since 1826. p. 44. ISBN978-0-89288-291-5.
^Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. 1910. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co. p. 147-148.
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farmington, oregon, farmington, unincorporated, community, washington, county, oregon, united, states, located, tualatin, river, tributary, willamette, about, eight, miles, southwest, beaverton, intersection, oregon, route, river, road, about, miles, east, jun. Farmington is an unincorporated community in Washington County Oregon United States It is located on the Tualatin River a tributary of the Willamette about eight miles southwest of Beaverton at the intersection of Oregon Route 10 and River Road 1 It is about two miles east of the junction of OR 10 with Oregon Route 219 Farmington was one of the earliest settlements in Oregon and was prominent for a time as an important milling and grain shipping point on the Tualatin when steamships were the principal means of shipping grain along the Willamette River 2 Farmington was the site of an early Christian Church founded by 1845 pioneers in Sarah and Philip Harris who arrived in Oregon via the Meek Cutoff 3 4 At that time the locale was called Bridgeport 3 Baptisms were in the Tualatin River 3 FarmingtonUnincorporated communityA former diner at Farmington at intersection of River Road and Farmington RoadFarmingtonLocation within the state of OregonShow map of OregonFarmingtonFarmington the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 45 26 56 N 122 56 52 W 45 44889 N 122 94778 W 45 44889 122 94778 Coordinates 45 26 56 N 122 56 52 W 45 44889 N 122 94778 W 45 44889 122 94778CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyWashingtonTime zoneUTC 8 Pacific PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT ZIP code97007Area code s 503 and 971Philip Harris began ferry service which became known as the Harris Landess Ferry across the Tualatin River he later built a bridge at the same location 2 3 Today there is modern bridge there named in his honor 1 2 3 In 1851 there was a post office named Harris Ferry at this locale Philip Harris was the postmaster 5 The community was probably named for Farmington Connecticut 6 Farmington post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1904 6 The building at the crossroads that currently serves as a restaurant dates to the 1920s most of the time it housed a tavern but at least once it served as a store 7 8 It has been a restaurant since March 2009 8 The old Farmington School is about a mile and a half northwest of the crossroads on private property on Rood Bridge Road 9 It is one of several one room schools including the one at Laurel that merged to become the current Farmington View Elementary School in the Hillsboro School District in 1950 9 The school is about three miles northwest of Farmington on OR 219 9 The bell in front of Farmington View originally hung at Laurel School 9 Farmington was the birthplace of William G Hare Oregon state senator and representative 10 See also EditHistoric ferries in Oregon Stark s Twin Oaks Airpark Steamboats of the Willamette RiverReferences Edit a b Bridges of Washington County History and Facts Washington County Oregon Road Engineering Services Retrieved 2009 12 20 a b c Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon 1940 Oregon End of the Trail American Guide Series Portland Oregon Binfords amp Mort p 479 OCLC 4874569 a b c d e Washington County Pioneer History to About 1900 Churches of Christ amp Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest Northwest College of the Bible Retrieved 2009 12 20 Flora Stephenie Emigrants to Oregon In 1845 Retrieved 2009 12 20 Query Charles Floyd 2008 A History of Oregon Ferries Since 1826 p 44 ISBN 978 0 89288 291 5 a b McArthur Lewis A Lewis L McArthur 2003 1928 Oregon Geographic Names 7th ed Portland Oregon Oregon Historical Society Press p 347 ISBN 0 87595 277 1 Friedman Ralph 1990 In Search of Western Oregon 2nd ed Caldwell Idaho The Caxton Printers Ltd ISBN 0 87004 332 3 a b Gordonier Susan March 10 2009 Cruise by and visit newly opened Cruise In Diner PDF The Hillsboro Argus Archived from the original PDF on 2010 08 27 Retrieved 2009 12 20 a b c d Farmington View School History Hillsboro School District Archived from the original on 2010 01 30 Retrieved 2009 12 23 Colmer Montagu and Charles Erskine Scott Wood 1910 History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon Portland Or Historical Pub Co p 147 148 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Farmington Oregon Historic images of Farmington from Salem Public Library Images of old Farmington School from flickr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Farmington Oregon amp oldid 1133905211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
