Orient, Oregon

Orient, Oregon
Unincorporated community

The country store in Orient, Oregon
Orient, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W / 45.46722; -122.35250Coordinates: 45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W / 45.46722; -122.35250
Country United States
State Oregon
County Multnomah
Elevation 558 ft (170 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97080
Area code(s) 503
GNIS feature ID 1136602
The West Orient Middle School

Orient, Oregon, is a unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States,[1] on SE Orient Drive at 302nd Avenue near Gresham, Oregon. This site is roughly the location of the former Orient Post Office.[2]

The area was home to the Orient Mill, a steam-driven sawmill founded by Andrew MacKinnon, an 1880 Scottish immigrant. MacKinnon's wife, Miyo Iwakoshi, was the first Japanese citizen to settle in Oregon.[3]

References

  1. "Orient". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. "Map of Orient Post Office (historical) in Multnomah, Oregon". Geodata.us. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  3. Katagiri, George. "Japanese Americans in Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2013.


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