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South Santiam River

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Fly fishing on the South Santiam
Fly fishing on the South Santiam

The South Santiam River is a tributary of the Santiam River, about 69 miles (111 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Cascade Range into the Willamette Valley east of Corvallis.It rises in the Cascades in southeastern Linn County in the Willamette National Forest at 44.374291°N 122.218128°W / 44.374291; -122.218128 (South Santiam River source). From this source, the confluence of Sevenmile and Latiwi creeks, it flows briefly north, then generally west through the Western Cascades and Cascadia. It then flows a handful of miles before entering Foster Reservoir. At Foster Reservoir the Middle Santiam River joins the South Santiam. Downstream from the reservoir it flows west past Sweet Home, where it turns northwest, passing through the foothills into the Willamette Valley near Lebanon. It joins the North Santiam River from the southeast to form the Santiam approximately 15 mi (24 km) northeast of Lebanon, about 10 miles (16 km) east of the confluence of the Santiam with the Willamette River.U.S. Route 20 follows the valley of the river from near its headwaters in the mountains to the Willamette Valley northwest of Lebanon.

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Syracuse, Oregon
Syracuse, Oregon

Syracuse was a historic community in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It was located along the Santiam River, about two miles west of Jefferson. Syracuse was the first pioneer settlement in Linn County, predating Albany.The area's original inhabitants were the Santiam people of the Kalapuya tribe. Some of the last remaining Santiam people in the area were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in 1906.Syracuse was founded by Kentucky native Milton Hale, a pioneer who came to the Oregon Country on the Oregon Trail from Burlington, Iowa in 1845. He established a ferry on the Santiam River downstream from what is now Jefferson. Hale's Ferry became an important crossing point for the expansion of Oregon Trail settlers into Linn and Lane counties. The town of Syracuse was on his land claim on the south bank of the river. Syracuse post office was established in 1850, with Jacob S. Conser as the first postmaster. In 1852, the post office moved, and the name was changed to Santiam City, a rival city founded by Samuel S. Miller on the north bank of the river in Marion County. Syracuse and Santiam City eventually lost business to Jefferson, which was founded by Jacob Conser. Santiam City post office was moved and renamed Jefferson in 1861.Both Syracuse and Santiam City across the river were washed out by the Great Flood of 1862 and never rebuilt. No trace of either town exists today.The Simison-Hale Cemetery (aka Syracuse Cemetery or Milton Hale Cemetery) is located near the site of Hale Ferry, probably a short distance west of the townsite. Milton Hale himself is not buried there because there was fear that if the Santiam changed course, it would wash the cemetery away.