History of Senator Wyden's Lane County
Town Hall Meetings:
- January 10, 2008 - Cottage Grove
- February 18, 2007 - Eugene
- January 13, 2006 - Eugene
- January 10, 2005 - Springfield
- December 4, 2004 - Junction City
- January 4, 2003 - Florence
- January 7, 2002 - Junction City
- July 1, 2001 - Cottage Grove
- February 20, 2001 - Cottage Grove
- January 18, 2000 - Springfield
- December 9, 2000 - Florence
- January 11, 1999 - Eugene
- January 23, 1998 - Cottage Grove
- February 19, 1997 - Eugene
- April 26, 1997 - Cottage Grove
- August 7, 1997 - Florence
- December 5, 1997 - Springfield
- April 26, 1996 - Cottage Grove
- May 30, 1996 - Eugene
- November 16, 1996 - Florence
- November 17, 1996 - Springfield
- December 10, 1996 - Oakridge
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Lane County History and General Information
Established: Jan. 28, 1851
"County Quick Facts" (from U.S. Census Bureau)
County Map (from ODOT)
Lane County was named for Gen. Joseph Lane, a rugged frontier hero who was Oregon’s first territorial governor. Pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail in the late 1840s came to Lane County mainly to farm. The county’s first district court met under a large oak tree until a clerk’s office could be built in 1852. A few years later, the first courthouse opened in what is now downtown Eugene. With the building of the railroads, the market for timber opened in the 1880s. Today, wood products are still an important part of the economy in addition to high-tech manufacturing and tourism. Lane County government operates under a home rule charter approved by voters in 1962.
Contact
County Seat: Courthouse, 125 E 8th, Eugene 97401
Phone: 541-682-4203 (General); 541-682-4166 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 541-682-4616
E-mail: webmaster@co.lane.or.us
Web: www.lanecounty.org |
