Dexter is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Lane County is a county in the US state of Oregon. In 2000 its population was 322959 Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is located near Dexter Lake (aka Dexter Reservoir), a reservoir of the Willamette River along Oregon Route 58. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. Oregon Route 58 (OR 58 also known as the Willamette Highway No
According to Oregon Geographic Names, a post office was established in the locality in 1872 and named "Butte Disappointment", after a local landmark. Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U The post office was renamed "Dexter" in 1875. Apparently the name came from the "Dexter" brand cook stove owned by the postmaster's family. A stove is an enclosed heated space The term is commonly taken to mean an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to provide heating either to heat the space in which the stove is situated
Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by Boat typically refers to the Recreational use of boats whether Power boats sail boats, or The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the movie Animal House. This article is about the film Road Trip For the PlayStation 2 video game see Road Trip Adventure.
The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter. Lost Valley Educational Center is an Intentional community and Ecovillage located on 87 acres of forested land in Dexter, Oregon, United An intentional community is a planned Residential community designed to have a much higher degree of Teamwork than other communities
The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. A covered bridge is a Bridge, often single-lane with enclosed sides and a roof The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of [1]
In 2002, despite not having a city government, Dexter residents opened a public library, the Cascades Foothills Library, that as of August 2006 they are hoping to expand into a regional library. A public library (also called circulating library) is a Library which is accessible by the Public and is generally funded from public sources (such [2]
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- Dexter, Oregon is at coordinates Coordinates:
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