Hobsonville, Oregon
Hobsonville is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] Although it is considered a ghost town, it is still classified as a populated place by the USGS. Hobsonville is located on the east shore of Tillamook Bay, about 2 miles south of Garibaldi via U.S. Route 101 or about a mile from Garibaldi across Miami Cove.[2][3]
The community was named after pioneer John Hobson, who was one of the founders of the local salmon cannery.[4] Hobsonville once had an economy based on lumber and the salmon cannery–the Tillamook Packing Company–which began operating in 1884.[5][6] Hobsonville also had a hotel and a creamery, and was a stop on the Tillamook Bay and Pacific Railway and Navigation Co. Railroad.[5] Hobsonville post office ran from 1883 to 1913.[4] According to Oregon: End of the Trail, nearby Hobsonville Point that extends into Tillamook Bay was named Talapus Cradle by the local Native Americans because of its resemblance to a cradleboard.[7][8] The point was also once known as Driscoll Point.[9]
By 1930, Hobsonville was the home of several elderly Tillamook and Nehalem women, who talked with May Edel, an assistant to anthropologist Franz Boas.[10] By 1940 the townsite was overgrown by alder trees but several buildings and the unoccupied hotel building remained.[7] Shortly before 1940 the remains of the Smith lumber mill were washed into the bay.[7][9]
See also
References
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External links
- Historic image of Hobsonville from Tillamook County Library
- Images of Hobsonville from Flickr
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