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'''Luper, Oregon''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite gnis|id=1166735|name=Luper (historical)|entrydate=May 22, 1986|accessdate=October 8, 2011}}</ref> Originally a train station on the [[Oregon and California Railroad]] between [[Junction City, Oregon|Junction City]] and [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], Luper was located near Meadowview Road between [[Oregon Route 99W]] and Prairie Road, about {{convert|3.8|mi|km}} south of Junction City. The community was named for James N. Luper, a pioneer born in 1852 in [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/13909644-55/story.csp|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|date=May 24, 2009|page=A1|last=Baker|first=Mark|accessdate=October 9, 2011|title=Preserving the past}}</ref> The Luper Cemetery remains in the area. In 1970, the Oregon Genealogical Society counted 118 grave sites.<ref>Oregon Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 10, no. 5, January, 1972,
'''Luper, Oregon''' is a [[ghost town]] in [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite gnis|id=1166735|name=Luper (historical)|entrydate=May 22, 1986|accessdate=October 8, 2011}}</ref> Originally a train station on the [[Oregon and California Railroad]] between [[Junction City, Oregon|Junction City]] and [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], Luper was located near Meadowview Road between [[Oregon Route 99W]] and Prairie Road, about {{convert|3.8|mi|km}} south of Junction City. The community was named for James N. Luper, a pioneer born in 1852 in [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/13909644-55/story.csp|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|date=May 24, 2009|page=A1|last=Baker|first=Mark|accessdate=October 9, 2011|title=Preserving the past}}</ref> The Luper Cemetery remains in the area. In 1970, the Oregon Genealogical Society counted 118 grave sites. We gunna go here!<ref>Oregon Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 10, no. 5, January, 1972,
pages 518-521</ref>
pages 518-521</ref>


Revision as of 16:37, 17 April 2015

Luper
Ghost town
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97448
GNIS feature ID1166735

Luper, Oregon is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] Originally a train station on the Oregon and California Railroad between Junction City and Eugene, Luper was located near Meadowview Road between Oregon Route 99W and Prairie Road, about 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south of Junction City. The community was named for James N. Luper, a pioneer born in 1852 in Illinois.[2] The Luper Cemetery remains in the area. In 1970, the Oregon Genealogical Society counted 118 grave sites. We gunna go here![3]

James Luper's daughter, Oregon State Engineer Rhea Luper, recalled in 1927 that her father had purchased the Luper-area property around 1870, and thereafter constructed a warehouse and railroad spur. The area became a shipping point for wheat.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Luper (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Baker, Mark (May 24, 2009). "Preserving the past". The Register-Guard. p. A1. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Oregon Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 10, no. 5, January, 1972, pages 518-521
  4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1982) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Fifth Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 462–463. ISBN 0-87595-114-7. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)


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