Lookingglass, Oregon

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Lookingglass, Oregon
Census-designated place
The Palmer Camp at Lookinglass in 1908
The Palmer Camp at Lookinglass in 1908
Lookingglass is located in Oregon
Lookingglass
Lookingglass
Location within the state of Oregon
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Country United States
State Oregon
County Douglas
Founded by Hoy Flournoy
Area
 • Total 11.6 sq mi (30.0 km2)
 • Land 11.6 sq mi (30.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 855
 • Density 74/sq mi (28.5/km2)
ZIP code 97471
Area codes 458 and 541

Lookingglass is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Lookingglass Valley of Douglas County, Oregon, United States, about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Roseburg.[1] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 855.[3] Lookingglass is considered a suburb of Roseburg.[4]

History

The valley was named in 1846 by surveyor Hoy Flournoy, who said the beautiful green grass of the valley reflected light almost as well as a mirror.[4][5] Flournoy later returned to settle in the area.[6]

The Lookingglass Store, built circa 1875, was once the terminus for the Oakland to Lookingglass stage and freight road.[6] It was also the beginning of the Coos Bay Wagon Road. Today the store continues to serve as the hub of the community.[6] Lookingglass also has a school, a grange hall, a church and a fire station.[6] Lookingglass post office closed in 1942.[6]

In the 1970s, Lookingglass, population 40 at the time, received national media attention for installing a two-horse parking meter, a telephone booth, and a fire hydrant.[2][7] Lookingglass became a minor tourist attraction.[2][8] When the fire hydrant was dedicated in 1971, it was accompanied by two manhole covers, which covered nothing, donated by a Eugene, Oregon iron company and the mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[9]

David Brinkley anchored his segment of the NBC Nightly News from the steps of the Lookingglass Store in about 1970.[6] Chet Huntley, David Brinkley's co-anchor of the Huntley-Brinkley Report, was the great-grandson of the Lookingglass area's first settler, Daniel Huntley, who arrived in 1851.[6][10]

The James Wimer Octagonal Barn near Lookingglass was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[11][12]

Geography

Lookingglass is located in west-central Douglas County in the valley of Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the South Umpqua River. The community is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Roseburg, the county seat, via Lookingglass Road.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lookingglass CDP has an area of 11.6 square miles (30.0 km2), all of it land.[3]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Carpinteria has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[13]

Education

Lookingglass Elementary School is part of the Winston-Dillard School District.[14] It was founded in 1898 and currently serves grades kindergarten through six.[14]

See also

References

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  13. ↑ Climate Summary for Lookingglass, Oregon
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External links

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