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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 139. Not illustrated. Chapters: Granbury, Texas, Sheridan, Oregon, John Day, Oregon, Laurelwood, Oregon, Albert Park, Victoria, Doncaster, Victoria, Amarah, Junee, New South Wales, Mitcham, Victoria, West Wallsend, New South Wales, Balnarring, Victoria, Castlecrag, New South Wales, Alexandra, New Zealand, Burketown, Queensland, Windsor, Victoria, West End, Queensland, Carlton North, Victoria, Harkaway, Victoria, Carrington, New South Wales, Corio, Victoria, Williams, Western Australia, Strathpine, Queensland, Merricks, Victoria, Drake, New South Wales, Springfield, Victoria, Cookernup, Western Australia, Toulminville, Arlington, Wyoming, Blue Creek, Utah, Chrysopolis, California, Candelo, New South Wales, Palmer, South Australia, Uduc, Western Australia, Bend City, California, San Carlos, Inyo County, California. Excerpt: Sheridan, Oregon - Absolem B. Faulconer laid out the plat for what became the city of Sheridan in the mid-1860s and recorded with the county on December 13, 1866. He had settled in the area in 1847. On April 4, 1866, Sheridan received a post office, with Absolem's brother Thomas serving as postmaster. By 1871 the town had grown to include two blacksmith shops, one church, one school, one hotel, one wagon shop, and two general stores. In October 1878, the narrow gauge Dayton, Sheridan and Grande Ronde Railroad reached the community. The city was incorporated in 1880, and was a timber and farming community at a location southwest of Portland and northwest of Salem. Sheridan was named for general Philip Sheridan, who was posted to Yamhill County and Fort Yamhill in the latter half of the 1850s to watch the Native Americans at what is now the Grand Ronde Reservation west of the city. By 1894, the city had grown to 400 residents, one bank, two hotels, three churches, and a flouring mill. At that time there was a dai...
