Dardanelles, Oregon
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Dardanelles, Oregon | |
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  Dardanelles  Dardanelles | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′44″N 123°03′29″W / 42.42889°N 123.05806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1159044[1] |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] | |
Dardanelles is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies opposite the city of Gold Hill on the south side of the Rogue River.[2] Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 99 pass by Gold Hill and Dardanelles.[3]
William G. T'Vault, who founded the community in the 1850s, chose the name apparently because the river here runs through a narrow stretch between hills and may have reminded him of the Dardanelles between Asia and Europe.[4] T'Vault was the first postmaster of a post office established here in 1852 and which operated intermittently until 1878.[4] Although a place of importance in early Oregon, little of the community remains.[4] Author Ralph Friedman says in In Search of Western Oregon, "Today most people in Gold Hill know of Dardanelles only because a [local] service station bears that name."[5]
