Swisshome, Oregon

Swisshome, Oregon

Swisshome is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Siuslaw River northeast of Mapleton, on Oregon Route 36.

According to "Oregon Geographic Names", the community was named for a Swiss family in the area, the Zweidlers. Swisshome post office was established in 1902. The Coos Bay branch of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad passes through Swisshome.

The Deadwood Creek Bridge and the Wildcat Creek Bridge near Swisshome are two covered bridges that are on the National Register of Historic Places. [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Lane/state.html]

External links

* [http://members.tripod.com/~RubyDell/Swisshome.html Unreferenced Swisshome information from a Tripod website (has pop-ups)]
* [http://stagecoachroad.blogspot.com/ Swisshome blog focused on observations of river, weather, railroad, wildlife, local lore]
* [http://bridgehunter.com/or/lane/39c446438700008/ February 2007 photos of Wildcat Creek Bridge]
* [http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/SSB/images/crabtree/cb_lane54.jpgHistoric photo of Deadwood Creek Bridge from Oregon Department of Transportation]


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