Vaughn, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Vaughn is an unincorporated
community in Lane County
, Oregon
, United States. It is located about a four miles south of Noti
in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range
near Noti Creek. Author Ralph Friedman
described Vaughn as "a mill
in the meadows".
was later owned by the Long-Bell Lumber Company
, then sold to International Paper
(IP) in the mid-1950s. Vaughn is near the route of the now-closed Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
Coos Bay Line (formerly a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad). On a 1930 map the community is shown on the property of Roland Vaughn. Because the railroad makes a horseshoe bend and misses the community, the railroad's Vaughn Station is about a mile west of there.
Today Vaughn is the site of a Rosboro Lumber Company laminated beam
plant that was purchased from Weyerhaeuser
in 2005. The beam plant was built by Bohemia, Inc. in 1988. Bohemia also ran a plywood
plant at Vaughn, which it had purchased from International Paper in 1982 after IP closed it; Bohemia reopened the mill in 1983. The plywood plant was closed temporarily in 1985 after a section of the roof collapsed.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
community in Lane County
Lane County, Oregon
-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...
, 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. It is located about a four miles south of Noti
Noti, Oregon
Noti is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range between Eugene and Florence. Per the 2000 census, Noti had a total population of 699.-History:...
in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range
Central Oregon Coast Range
The Central Oregon Coast Range is the middle section of the Oregon Coast Range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region, and located in the west-central portion of the state of Oregon, United States roughly between the Salmon River and the Umpqua River and the Willamette Valley and the...
near Noti Creek. Author Ralph Friedman
Ralph Friedman
Ralph Friedman was an American author best known for his books about Oregon.Ralph Friedman was born and raised in Chicago. He hitchhiked to Oregon in 1933 at the age of 16. He wrote 10 books, and contributed to many other books, magazines, and newspapers...
described Vaughn as "a mill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
in the meadows".
History
Vaughn was established in the 1920s by the Snellstrom Brothers Lumber Company. The company townCompany town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
was later owned by the Long-Bell Lumber Company
Long-Bell Lumber Company
In 1887, Robert A. Long and Victor Bell formed the Long-Bell Lumber Company in Columbus, Kansas. The Long-Bell Lumber Company branched out using balanced vertical integration to control all aspects of lumber from the sawmills to the retail lumber yard...
, then sold to International Paper
International Paper
International Paper Company is an American pulp and paper company, the largest such company in the world. It has approximately 59,500 employees, and it is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.-History:...
(IP) in the mid-1950s. Vaughn is near the route of the now-closed Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad is a Class II railroad operating between Northern California and Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was previously a mainline owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad between Eugene and Weed, California via Medford, Oregon...
Coos Bay Line (formerly a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad). On a 1930 map the community is shown on the property of Roland Vaughn. Because the railroad makes a horseshoe bend and misses the community, the railroad's Vaughn Station is about a mile west of there.
Today Vaughn is the site of a Rosboro Lumber Company laminated beam
Glued laminated timber
Glued laminated timber, also called Glulam, is a type of structural timber product composed of several layers of dimensioned timber bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant adhesives. This material is called 'laminating stock' or lamstock for short.By laminating several smaller pieces of...
plant that was purchased from Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. It is the world's largest private sector owner of softwood timberland; and the second largest owner of United States timberland, behind Plum Creek Timber...
in 2005. The beam plant was built by Bohemia, Inc. in 1988. Bohemia also ran a plywood
Plywood
Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...
plant at Vaughn, which it had purchased from International Paper in 1982 after IP closed it; Bohemia reopened the mill in 1983. The plywood plant was closed temporarily in 1985 after a section of the roof collapsed.