History Article Dundee, Oregon.

By Brian Engstrom

Dundee, Oregon – March 26, 2025

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Like its neighboring city, Newberg, Oregon, Dundee was named after the hometown of its founding father, William Reid—Dundee, Scotland. In 1874, Reid came to the Dundee area to develop the Oregonian Railroad, specifically adding some extensions in the Willamette Valley. The first thing in the area to have the word “Dundee” in it was the Post office called the “Dundee Junction” in 1887 after the Ekins Post office was closed. That name was chosen because they had high hopes of building a bridge to go across the Willamette River for the Railroad if that was to happen it would have called for a junction at Dundee at the end of the west railroad near the new “east Railroad”, sadly, the bridge was never built, but in Dundee was finally incorporated in 1895, and later in 1897 the Post Office was renamed Dundee! Established 16 years ago, was the Dundee Women's Club at that time they also erected a Community Center which is where the women met for their monthly meetings. From the research I have done, there isn’t a lot to Dundee, besides the many many, wineries.

Photo Credit: Main St, Dundee, Oregon