Standing in the Gap for Oregon

  Linn County, Oregon Thus says the Lord, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls . Jeremiah 6:16 The primary elections were held this week. Some results are still pending but continue to keep the integrity of the election process in prayer. Having made our way down the North Coast, Southern Coast and across a few southern Oregon counties, we want to take a closer look at a tri-county region at the southern end of the Willamette Valley and west to the middle coast. The Linn-Benton-Lincoln County area is often linked anyway, so we will look at this region beeginning with Linn. Created in 1847 from southern Champoeg (Marion) the boundaries were altered later to accommodate Lane and Wasco. Calapooia, which later became Brownsville, was the first county seat, but in 1851 Albany was named the county seat. Linn, Benton, Lincoln Counties We’ve looked at the history of Albany a bit already. Let’...