Macleay is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about nine miles east of downtown Salem in the Waldo Hills near the Little Pudding River.
![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Country_Store%2C_Macleay_Oregon_6-23-2010.jpg/220px-Country_Store%2C_Macleay_Oregon_6-23-2010.jpg)
This locale was originally named "Stipp" for local settler John L. Stipp, whose land claim was just west of present-day Macleay.[2] Stipp donated the land for what is now known as the Stipp Memorial Cemetery.[2] Stipp post office was established in 1880, and the name changed to "Macleay" in 1882.[2] Donald Macleay was a prominent merchant of Portland, and along with fellow Scot William Reid, was one of the investors in the narrow-gauge Oregonian Railway Company, which was built through the area.[2][3] Macleay gave money to build a schoolhouse in the Stipp area, near the new railroad station, so the post office was renamed in his honor.[2] Macleay was platted in 1884.[4] Macleay post office ran until 1939.[2]
Ownership of the railroad line passed on to Southern Pacific and today it is owned by Union Pacific.[5] The Macleay Country Store has been in operation since 1916.[3] The community also has an active Grange hall, a fire station,[6] and the former school currently serves as a church.[citation needed]
See also
editFor more on Donald Macleay:
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macleay, Oregon
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 382. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- ^ "Rural Development". Marion County, Oregon. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ "Macleay Community Plan" (PDF). Marion County, Oregon. May 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ "Station 4". Marion County Rural Fire District #1. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
External links
edit- Historic images of Macleay from Salem Public Library
44°54′28″N 122°53′14″W / 44.9078988°N 122.8873142°W