Howell Prairie (Or.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Howell Prairie (Or.)
Coordinates
-122.873 -122.873 44.9972 44.9972 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Prairies Oregon
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q5921788
Library of congress: sh2002004813
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Overland Trails Digital Library Collection, 2002(Howell Prairie (Or.))
  • GNIS, Feb. 5, 2002(Howell Prairie, flat, Oregon)

Wikipedia description:

Howell Prairie is an area west of Silverton, Oregon, United States, between the Little Pudding River and the Pudding River. It was named for John Howell, a pioneer of 1843. Howell Prairie post office was established in 1876 and closed in 1881. In 1887 a post office named Howell was established at 44.99139°N 122.87806°W / 44.99139; -122.87806; it closed in 1902. The Oregonian Railway Company also had a station named Howell Prairie, which was changed to Switzerland in 1892. Settlements and locales on Howell Prairie include Geer, Durbin, Pratum, Central Howell, and North Howell.

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