The city of Eugene is named after its founder Eugene F. Skinner, who arrived in 1846 and built the first cabin on land that is now Eugene. By 1848, the total population of Eugene was 150 people and the cabin Eugene Skinner built was the town’s first trading post and became its first post office in 1850. Eugene became an official city and adopted its charter in 1864, naming Eugene Skinner the first mayor. In 1872, the state legislature granted funding for a public college to open in Eugene. The University of Oregon officially opened in 1876, with the completion of Deady Hall. The University of Oregon continued to grow, canoes started racing on the Millrace adjacent to the university and T.G. Hendricks donated 10 acres of land to build a public park nearby. The city’s growth was and still is greatly influenced by the University of Oregon, especially with the developments of one of the most widely known company in the world Nike, which was started out of a car in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene population now is 146, 356 people, with the city still growing and developing.
If you would like to see a more detailed time line of Eugene, Oregon’s history, it is available at: http://www.friendlyareaneighbors.org/archive_docs/timeline.html
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