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Foster, Oregon

Foster, Oregon

Settlers arrived in the Foster area in the 1850s. The town they established was later named after a postmaster-general, who told residents that the community needed a name if it wanted to open a post office. A Mr. Doty started a grist mill in Foster around 1880, and the community also boasted a school, general store, and other businesses. Foster Grade School, pictured here, was rebuilt in the 1940s, just two decades before Green Peter and Foster Dams displaced the town.

About this community

Dam
Foster Dam, Green Peter Dam
River
South Santiam River
Established
1853
Inundated
1967

The community that was displaced

Displacement cost
$17,808,594
Property value
$790,183
Vocations
farmer, fisherman, rancher
Birthplaces
local

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