Copper, Jackson County, Oregon
Copper is a former community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] Copper was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Oregon–California border, near the mouth of Carberry Creek.[2] Copper was named for the copper mining in the region, including at the Blue Ledge mine just over the state line in California.[2] The town had a post office from 1924 until 1932.[2] The elevation of Copper is 1,949 feet.
The townsite was inundated in 1980 when Applegate Lake was formed by damming the Applegate River.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Copper". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-87595-277-2.
- ^ Miller, Bill (December 14, 2008). "The underwater ghost town". Mail Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
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