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- | Jasper is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon. It is located southeast of Springfield on Oregon Route 222, at the confluence of Hills Creek and the Middle Fork Willamette River | + | Jasper is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon. It is located southeast of Springfield on Oregon Route 222, at the confluence of Hills Creek and the Middle Fork Willamette River. |
- | Jasper is the site of a siding of the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascade Line | + | Jasper is the site of a siding of the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascade Line, which was named for local resident [[Hills, Jasper B|Jasper B. Hills]], the son of [[Hills, Cornelius J|Cornelius Joel Hills]], who settled at the locale in 1847. Jasper post office was established in [[1884]]. |
South of Jasper is Jasper State Recreation Site. | South of Jasper is Jasper State Recreation Site. |