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Gillespie Butte

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Gillespie Butte in Eugene, Oregon
Gillespie Butte in Eugene, Oregon

Gillespie Butte is a hill in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States. Gillespie Butte is located in Lane County, Oregon, in the western part of the country. The butte is 610 feet (186 m) above sea level, or 210 feet (64 m) above the surrounding terrain. It is about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) wide at its base. The butte is full of oak trees and offers views of the city from all directions, including of Autzen Stadium and downtown Eugene. The butte was named for the Reverend Jacob Gillespie, who came to Oregon from Missouri in 1851, and who took up land near the butte. He was virtually founder of the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Eugene, and held a slave in Oregon, despite the formal prohibition of slavery in the territory (and, after 1859, state). His two daughters married William and Thomas Goodpasture. The terrain around Gillespie Butte is flat to the northwest, but hilly to the southeast. The highest point in the area is Coburg Ridge, at 2,250 feet (686 m) above sea level, 6 miles (9.8 km) northeast of Gillespie Butte. It is located within the city limits of Eugene, the center of which is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of Gillespie Butte. The area around Gillespie Butte is almost entirely residential, with several housing developments on the butte itself. It is on the primarily suburban north side of Eugene, within the boundaries of the Cal Young Neighborhood Association, not far from the Valley River Center mall and the Eugene Country Club golf course. The climate is Mediterranean. The average temperature is 12 °C. The warmest month is July, at 24 °C, and the coldest is January, at 2 °C. The average rainfall is 1,641 mm per year. The wettest month is March, at 242 mm of rain, and the driest is July, at 9 mm. The butte is home to a city park, spanning 5.07 acres. It is also home to a cemetery.

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Oregon Electric Railway Passenger Station
Oregon Electric Railway Passenger Station

The Oregon Electric Railway Passenger Station is a historic railroad station in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1914 as a station for the Oregon Electric Railway and was designed by A. E. Doyle. Passenger service by the Oregon Electric Railway was discontinued in 1933, and the station was used as an office and for storage.Slate Tractor opened an Allis-Chalmers dealership in Eugene on October 22, 1937 with a temporary location on 7th Avenue, moving to the Oregon Electric Station building February 3, 1938. Shortly thereafter, on July 15, 1938, Edward C. (E.C.) Papé purchased the dealership, starting what is now known as The Papé Group, Inc. E.C. operated his dealership at the station for 4 years before relocating the business to a location on West 1st Street.In 1961, the station became a branch of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), the Southwest Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (SWOMSI). After breaking with OMSI in 1978, the Willamette Science and Technology Center (WISTEC) sold the station and gave the proceeds to Lane County to build a children's museum in Alton Baker Park. SWOMSI's displays included train cars adjacent to the building. The train cars became part of the dining facilities for later restaurants located in the station.Work began to convert the station into a restaurant in 1977. The first restaurant in the space was called "Andy's Eugene Station".The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as the Oregon Electric Railway Passenger Station, in 1979.The Oregon Electric Station restaurant operated in the station until permanently closing in 2020. As of 2021, the Lane County History Museum was looking at moving from its original location next to the Lane County Fairgrounds to the railway station.