Orient, Oregon
| Orient, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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The country store in Orient, Oregon | |
  Orient, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°WCoordinates: 45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Multnomah |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97080 |
| Area code(s) | 503 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136602 |
The West Orient Middle School
Orient, Oregon, is a unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. [1] The community is centered at SE Orient Drive at 302nd Avenue, near Gresham, which is the rough location of the former Orient Post Office.[2]
The area was home to the Orient Mill, a steam-driven sawmill founded by Andrew MacKinnon, an 1880 Scottish immigrant. MacKinnon's wife, Miyo Iwakoshi, was the first Japanese citizen to settle in Oregon.[3]
References
- ↑ "Orient". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Map of Orient Post Office (historical) in Multnomah, Oregon". Geodata.us. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ↑ Katagiri, George. "Japanese Americans in Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
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