Lane County History Museum

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.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Eugene, Oregon, USA
Also known as: “Lane County Historical Museum”
Address: 740 West 13th Avenue, Eugene, 97402

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eugene Public Library and W.O.W. Hall.

Eugene Public Library

Library

Photo: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Eugene Public Library is a municipal public library in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It has been in four different buildings since 1898. The library has a total of three branches: Downtown, Bethel, and Sheldon. Eugene Public Library is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Lane County History Museum.

W.O.W. Hall

Arts center

Photo: Katr67, Public domain.

The W.O.W. Hall, also stylized as WOW Hall, is a performing arts venue in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The lot was bought in 1906 by the Woodmen of the World lodge, and later in 1932 they built the current structure, which was the most expensive building built in Eugene that year at $8,000. W.O.W. Hall is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Lane County History Museum.

Eugene station

Railway station

Photo: Katr67, Public domain.

Eugene station is a train station in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Coast Starlight passenger train and is the southern terminus of the Amtrak Cascades corridor. The station is also served by the Cascades POINT bus service. Eugene station is situated 1 mile northeast of Lane County History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eugene and Whiteaker.

Eugene

Photo: Ljmajer, Public domain.

Eugene is a city in Oregon at the southern end of the Willamette Valley near the confluence of the Mckenzie and Willamette rivers. It is best known for being the home of the University of Oregon.

Whiteaker

Neighborhood

Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whiteaker is a neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located to the northwest of downtown Eugene, and is home to primarily working class residents.

Glenwood

Suburb

Photo: Clipdude, CC BY 2.5.

Glenwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located between the University of Oregon in Eugene and downtown Springfield on Franklin Boulevard, along the former route of the Pacific Highway, now Oregon Route 99. Glenwood is situated 3½ miles east of Lane County History Museum.

Lane County History Museum

Categories: history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Lane, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.0451° or 44° 2′ 42″ north

Longitude

-123.10375° or 123° 6′ 14″ west

Elevation

420 feet (128 metres)

Operator

Lane County Historical Society

Open location code

84PR2VWW+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 395479876

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

8104014

Wikidata ID

Q22023094

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