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Facts about the city

Gardiner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, across the Umpqua River from Reedsport. It is located on U.S. Route 101. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 248.Gardiner is named for a Boston merchant whose ship, the Bostonian, shipwrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua on October 1, 1850. Gardiner was seeking to trade along the river, and most of his goods were saved from the ship and moved to the location that came to be the town of Gardiner. In 1851, the site became the headquarters of the Umpqua customs district, and a post office named \"Gardiners City\" was established the same year. The name of the post office changed to \"Gardiner City\" and eventually to its current name.The Gardiner Historic District, which encompasses nearly all of Gardiner, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994. Several steamboats were constructed at Gardiner for trade up the Umpqua River.A plywood plant opened in Gardiner in 1954, joining the lumber mill (or sawmill) that had been in the town for many years.Gardiner was formerly the site of the first International Paper mill on the West Coast. The paper mill operated from 1963 until 1999, and was one of the largest employers on the southern Oregon Coast. The mill buildings were demolished in 2006.A railroad, the Longview, Portland & Northern (LP&N), served the IP mill until it closed. The railroad runs from East Gardiner Junction to the old plant site.

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Gardiner Obituaries

It was disclosed by Register Guard on February 12th, 2019 that David Meyer Bernstein perished in Gardiner, Oregon.  Bernstein was 65 years old and was born in Chicago, IL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor David Meyer's life.

It was written on May 1st, 2012 that Dennis E Goodan passed away in Gardiner, Oregon.  Goodan was 67 years old and was born in Lindsay, CA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dennis E's life.

It was disclosed by Seattle Times (2000-present) on August 7th, 2011 that Shirley Ballash (Gerhard) passed on in Washington.  Ms. Ballash was 77 years old and was born in Gardiner, OR.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Shirley's life.

It was written by Register Guard on July 20th, 2011 that Peggy Marie Simmons (Gentry) passed away in Gardiner, Oregon.  Ms. Simmons was 79 years old and was born in Weaverville, NC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Peggy Marie's life.

It was noted by Register Guard on May 13th, 2011 that Larry Dean Kramer perished in Gardiner, Oregon.  Kramer was 65 years old and was born in Imperial Valley, CA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Larry Dean's life.

History

. The railroad runs from East Gardiner Junction to the old plant site. Gardiner is an unincorporated area community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, across the Umpqua River from Reedsport, Oregon It is located on US Route 101 in Oregon Route 101.

A railroad, Longview, Portland and Northern Railway Portland & Northern (LP&N), served the IP mill until it closed.

Gardiner is named for a Boston, Massachusetts merchant whose ship, the 'Bostonian', shipwrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua on October 1 1850.