1880 There was no suitable land available for sale  in Harrisburg for the expanding railway, but a large flat area to locate a roundhouse, depot, and housing for permanent railroad workers was found just south of Harrisburg. The owners named it. Junction City in anticipation of becoming a major railroad junction and division point because Junction City was a one- day trip to Portland by a wood burning engine. And, although the railroad junction never became a reality and the division point was moved to Eugene, the town was nevertheless a thriving and prosperous place to live.

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