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Brockway is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States,[1] on Oregon Route 42, about nine miles southwest of Roseburg.
Brockway, Oregon | |
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  Brockway, Oregon  Brockway, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′32″N 123°27′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97496 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136094 |
Originally known as Civil Bend, referring to the "...boisterous activity of visitors to the horseraces," the name was changed in 1889 when postal authorities objected to a name with two words. "Brockway" was chosen in honor of local farmer and pioneer B. B. Brockway.[2]
Benjamin Brockway
Benjamin Benson Brockway (1829 - 1915) was an Oregon Trail pioneer of 1852 from New York.[3] He began farming in the Lookingglass Valley.[2]
References
- "Brockway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1982) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Fifth ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-87595-114-7.
- Flora, Stephanie, "Emigrants to Oregon in 1852". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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County seat: Roseburg | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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