Fairbanks, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Wasco County
, Oregon
, United States
. It is about 12 miles (19.3 km) east of The Dalles
, just south of U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84
, near Fifteenmile Creek
.
Fairbanks was established in 1905 as a station on the Great Southern Railroad
. It was named for Charles W. Fairbanks
, then newly elected vice president under Theodore Roosevelt
. Fairbanks post office was established in 1905 and ran until 1909, when it closed out to Freebridge. Freebridge soon closed out to Wrentham. Both locales were also Great Southern stations.
Wasco County, Oregon
Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is about 12 miles (19.3 km) east of The Dalles
The Dalles, Oregon
The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is...
, just south of U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84
Interstate 84 in Oregon
In the U.S. state of Oregon, Interstate 84 travels east–west, following the Columbia River and the rough path of the old Oregon Trail from Portland east to Idaho. For this reason, it is also known as most of the Columbia River Highway No. 2 and all of the Old Oregon Trail Highway No. 6 . It...
, near Fifteenmile Creek
Fifteenmile Creek (Columbia River)
Fifteenmile Creek is a long tributary of the Columbia River, located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains of Hood River and Wasco counties...
.
Fairbanks was established in 1905 as a station on the Great Southern Railroad
Great Southern Railroad
The Great Southern Railroad was a 41-mile short-line which connected to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, later the Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation Company , in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, and ran south along Fifteen Mile Creek through Boyd to Dufur, and on to the small...
. It was named for Charles W. Fairbanks
Charles W. Fairbanks
Charles Warren Fairbanks was a Senator from Indiana and the 26th Vice President of the United States ....
, then newly elected vice president under Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
. Fairbanks post office was established in 1905 and ran until 1909, when it closed out to Freebridge. Freebridge soon closed out to Wrentham. Both locales were also Great Southern stations.