Shelton Ditch
Shelton Ditch is an artificial canal in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Built in the mid-19th century, it originates from Mill Creek east of Airport Road in Salem, passes through a corner of the Salem main Post Office property, and along the southern edge of downtown Salem.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oregon State Forester’s Office Building and Oregon State Penitentiary.
Oregon State Forester’s Office Building
Public building
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The Oregon State Forester's Office Building is a historic building in Salem, Oregon, United States that is used by the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Oregon State Penitentiary
Prison
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Oregon State Penitentiary, also known as Oregon State Prison, is a maximum security prison in the northwestern United States in Salem, Oregon. Originally opened in Portland 174 years ago in 1851, it relocated to Salem fifteen years later.
Salem station
Railway station
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Salem station is an Amtrak train station in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is served by Amtrak Cascades corridor trains going to and from Portland, Oregon, as well as the long-distance Coast Starlight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salem and Four Corners.
Salem
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Salem, the capital of Oregon, is located in the Willamette Valley between Portland and Eugene. It is also the county seat of Marion County. Salem was established in the early 1800s as a farming community.
Four Corners
Quarter
Four Corners is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon, United States, just outside the city limits of Salem but within the city's urban growth boundary. Four Corners is situated 2 miles east of Shelton Ditch.
Sunnyslope
Neighborhood
Sunnyslope is a primarily residential neighborhood in Salem, Oregon, United States located in the far southwest part of the city. The neighborhood is bordered on the north by Browning Avenue, and on the east with Liberty Road. Sunnyslope is situated 4 miles southwest of Shelton Ditch.
Shelton Ditch
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Oregon, United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Marion, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Shelton Ditch” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shelton Ditch”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شيلتون خندق”
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