Milo, Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97429 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1146297[1] |
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Milo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, about 17 miles (27 km) east of Canyonville on the South Umpqua River.[2]
Milo post office was established in 1923; Cora E. Buker was the first postmaster.[3] It was named for Milo, Maine, the hometown of Amos O. Buker, who was the husband of Cora.[3] Originally the post office at this locale was named "Perdue", named after John Perdue, Sr., who was also its first postmaster.[3] It was originally at the confluence of the South Umpqua River and Elk Creek—which today is the location of Tiller—and the office was first called "Elk Creek".[3] Elk Creek post office was founded in 1877.[3] Perdue took over as postmaster of the Elk Creek post office on June 11, 1884 and on August 22, the name was changed to Perdue.[3] At the same time the office was moved to the current location of Milo.[3] The office was closed in 1920 when no one could be found to replace then-postmaster Amos Buker, who was fired after he had acted against postal regulations by working as a United States Census enumerator.[3] Today Milo has a Days Creek mailing address.[4][5]
Oregon's only steel bridge capped with a covered bridge structure crosses the South Umpqua River in Milo.[6] The bridge was built in 1962 and covered by the request of local residents who missed the earlier wooden bridge at this location.[7] The Milo Academy Bridge is the only access to the Milo Adventist Academy, a private Seventh-day Adventist boarding school.[7] The bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milo, Oregon
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Historic images of Milo from Salem Public Library
- Image of Milo Academy Bridge from the Oregon State Archives
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