Farmington
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A former diner at Farmington at intersection of River Road and Farmington Road
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  Farmington Location within the state of Oregon Show map of Oregon Farmington Farmington (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′56″N 122°56′52″W / 45.44889°N 122.94778°W / 45.44889; -122.94778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Washington |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code |
97007
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| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Farmington is an unincorporated communityinWashington County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Tualatin River, a tributary of the Willamette, about eight miles southwest of Beaverton, at the intersection of Oregon Route 10 and River Road.[1] It is about two miles east of the junction of OR 10 with Oregon Route 219. Farmington was one of the earliest settlements in Oregon and was prominent for a time as an important milling and grain-shipping point on the Tualatin when steamships were the principal means of shipping grain along the Willamette River.[2] Farmington was the site of an early Christian Church, founded by 1845 pioneers in Sarah and Philip Harris, who arrived in Oregon via the Meek Cutoff.[3][4] At that time the locale was called "Bridgeport".[3] Baptisms were in the Tualatin River.[3]
Philip Harris began ferry service, which became known as the Harris-Landess Ferry, across the Tualatin River; he later built a bridge at the same location.[2][3] Today there is modern bridge there named in his honor.[1][2][3] In 1851 there was a post office named Harris Ferry at this locale; Philip Harris was the postmaster.[5]
The community was probably named for Farmington, Connecticut.[6] Farmington post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1904.[6]
The building at the crossroads that currently serves as a restaurant dates to the 1920s; most of the time it housed a tavern but at least once it served as a store.[7][8] It has been a restaurant since March 2009.[8]
The old Farmington School is about a mile and a half northwest of the crossroads on private property on Rood Bridge Road.[9] It is one of several one-room schools, including the one at Laurel, that merged to become the current Farmington View Elementary School in the Hillsboro School District in 1950.[9] The school is about three miles northwest of Farmington on OR 219.[9] The bell in front of Farmington View originally hung at Laurel School.[9]
Farmington was the birthplace of William G. Hare, Oregon state senator and representative.[10]
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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Oregon, United States
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