Walden, Oregon

Walden is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Cottage Grove, near the confluence of the Row River and Mosby Creek.[2]

Not to be confused with Walton, Oregon.
Walden, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Walden
Walden
Coordinates: 43°46′31″N 123°0′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97424

Walden was a station on the Oregon and Southeastern Railroad (now converted to the Row River Trail).[3] According to state representative and local lumber company owner L. L. "Stub" Stewart, the station was named for a family of early residents in the area.[3] There is a Nathan B. Walden listed in the 1880 Census for the Cottage Grove Precinct.[3] The 1973 film Emperor of the North was shot in the Walden area along the rail line.[4]

The Brumbaugh covered bridge, a National Register of Historic Places property, once stood near Walden, spanning Mosby Creek.[5][6] It was dismantled and the wood used in the Centennial Covered Bridge in Cottage Grove.[7] The Stewart and Mosby Creek bridges still stand in the Walden area, as well as the historic Walden Store & Gas Station building, built circa 1900.[4] The store closed in about 2002.[8]

Notable people

Opal Whiteley and her grandparents lived in Walden; Opal mentioned the area in her book The Diary of Opal Whiteley.[9]

References
  1. "Walden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1000. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. "Walden Store & Gas Station" (PDF). Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. "Brumbaugh Bridge". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  6. "Brumbaugh Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  7. "Centennial Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  8. "Minutes of the Lane County Planning Commission" (PDF). Lane County, Oregon. February 7, 2012. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  9. Williamson, Stephen. "Visit Opal's Fairyland". Discover the Magic & Mystery of Opal. Retrieved November 15, 2015.


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