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Eugene (/ j uː ˈ dʒ iː n / yoo-JEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
Website. www.lanecounty.org. Lane County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 382,971, [2] making it the fourth-most populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Eugene, the state's second most populous city. [3] It is named in honor of Joseph Lane, Oregon's first territorial governor ...
Lane County: 039: Eugene: 1851: Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County: Named for Joseph Lane, the first governor of the Oregon Territory. 381,181: 4,554 sq mi (11,795 km 2) Lincoln County: 041: Newport: 1893: Western portion of Benton County and Polk County: Named for President Abraham Lincoln ...
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Eugene Skinner. Eugene Franklin Skinner (September 13, 1809 – December 15, 1864) was an early American settler in Oregon and the founder of the city of Eugene, Oregon, which is named after him. Skinner was born in Essex, New York. [1] His father was Major John Joseph Skinner and his brother was St John Skinner, assistant postmaster under ...
Brandon Beemer, actor. Dan Carlin, podcaster and author. Esther K. Chae, actress. William De Los Santos, screenwriter for 2002 Eugene-based film Spun. Demetri Goritsas, actor. Howard Hesseman, actor. Christopher Judge, actor (Stargate SG-1), as Doug Judge; football star at the University of Oregon in the mid-1980s.
Lane County History Museum, located on the county fairgrounds in Lane County in Eugene, Oregon, United States, has ongoing exhibits on the Oregon Trail, the county courthouse, historic vehicles, selections of artifacts from across the county, and photographs. [1] The museum also provides research materials by appointment in their closed stack ...
This is a list of mayors of the city of Eugene, Oregon. The years following each name denote each mayor's term in office. Kitty Piercy, mayor from 2005–2017. J. B. Underwood (1864–1869) [1] (official office name at the time: President of the Board of Trustees) A. S. Patterson (1869–1873) [1] Joel Ware (1873–1875) [1]