When local settlers petitioned the post office department for a new office in the 1890s, the name "Bays Landing" was suggested to honor local resident James E. Bay.[3] The department suggested a one-word name would be more convenient, so the office was named Minerva after Mr. Bay's wife.[3] L. C. Ackerley wrote the petition and the post office was first located in the Ackerley home.[3][4] The post office closed in about 1940.[4]
At one time Minerva had a store with a gas pump, a United Evangelical Church, a grange hall, and public school, but none of these remain at the site today.[5] The school at Minerva served students in grades 1 through 8, and older students attended boarding school in Florence.[4] When a road was constructed to Florence students of all ages attended school there and the Minerva school was closed.[4]
^ abcd"North Fork of the Siuslaw River Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Siuslaw National Forest: United States Forest Service. December 16, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
Historic image of a covered bridge near Minerva from Salem Public Library
January 01, 1970
minerva, oregon, minerva, unincorporated, community, lane, county, oregon, united, states, located, about, miles, northeast, florence, near, north, fork, siuslaw, river, within, siuslaw, national, forest, unincorporated, communitya, ranch, minervaminervashow, . Minerva is an unincorporated community in Lane County Oregon United States 1 It is located about 13 miles 21 km northeast of Florence near the North Fork Siuslaw River within the Siuslaw National Forest 2 Minerva OregonUnincorporated communityA ranch in MinervaMinervaShow map of OregonMinervaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 44 4 15 N 123 57 33 W 44 07083 N 123 95917 W 44 07083 123 95917CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyLaneElevation33 ft 10 m Time zoneUTC 8 Pacific PST Summer DST UTC 7 PDT ZIP code97439Area code s 458 and 541GNIS feature ID1146323 When local settlers petitioned the post office department for a new office in the 1890s the name Bays Landing was suggested to honor local resident James E Bay 3 The department suggested a one word name would be more convenient so the office was named Minerva after Mr Bay s wife 3 L C Ackerley wrote the petition and the post office was first located in the Ackerley home 3 4 The post office closed in about 1940 4 At one time Minerva had a store with a gas pump a United Evangelical Church a grange hall and public school but none of these remain at the site today 5 The school at Minerva served students in grades 1 through 8 and older students attended boarding school in Florence 4 When a road was constructed to Florence students of all ages attended school there and the Minerva school was closed 4 References edit Minerva Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior November 28 1980 Retrieved February 2 2012 Oregon Atlas amp Gazetteer 7th ed Yarmouth Maine DeLorme 2008 p 38 ISBN 0 89933 347 8 a b c McArthur Lewis A McArthur Lewis L 2003 1928 Oregon Geographic Names 7th ed Portland Oregon Oregon Historical Society Press p 649 ISBN 978 0875952772 a b c d North Fork of the Siuslaw River Watershed Analysis PDF Siuslaw National Forest United States Forest Service December 16 1994 p 15 Retrieved February 4 2012 Friedman Ralph 1990 In Search of Western Oregon 2nd ed Caldwell Idaho The Caxton Printers Ltd p 71 ISBN 0 87004 332 3 External links editHistoric image of a covered bridge near Minerva from Salem Public Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minerva Oregon amp oldid 1167344573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
