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Foster, Oregon

Foster, Oregon

Green Peter and Foster Dams displaced the timber town of Foster in the 1960s. This photo shows the newly built Foster Grade School in 1949.

About this community

Dam
Green Peter Dam, Foster Dam
River
South Santiam River
Established
1892
Inundated
1967

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The community that was displaced

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

Archive artifacts

News

  • 1950 Green Peter Dam Will Decrease Local Timber Values From Inundation
    1950 Green Peter Dam Will Decrease Local Timber Values From Inundation 1950
  • Public Disapproval For Locals To Pay 30% of Foster Dam Funds, 1960
    Public Disapproval For Locals To Pay 30% of Foster Dam Funds, 1960 1960
  • Foster Site Approved by the Army Corps of Engineers, 1959
    Foster Site Approved by the Army Corps of Engineers, 1959 1959
  • Funds Urged for Foster Dam Project, 1948
    Funds Urged for Foster Dam Project, 1948 1948
  • Public Hearing and Meeting for Foster Dam Budget, 1956
    Public Hearing and Meeting for Foster Dam Budget, 1956 1956
  • Sweet Home Public Survey Considering Foster Dam Site, 1956
    Sweet Home Public Survey Considering Foster Dam Site, 1956 1956
  • 1959 Public Hearing discuss Foster Dam
    1959 Public Hearing discuss Foster Dam 1959

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