Otis Junction, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Otis Junction is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, at the junction of the former route of U.S. Route 101 and Oregon Route 18, a half mile south of Otis.[1][2][3] It is a mile and a half east of where OR 18 intersects with the modern route of U.S. 101.

Otis Junction was the site of the James Beard Award-winning Otis Café.[4][5] The café had been at this location since the 1920s,[4] until it burned down in 2019.[6] Pixieland, a former amusement park, was also located a mile west of Otis Junction, near U.S. 101 until it was shut down in 1975.[7]

## Sale of Otis

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Main article: Otis, Oregon

## References

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1. ^ "Otis Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
2. ^ "A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Tillamook to Taft". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
3. ^ Associated Press (January 29, 1960). "Forest Funds Allocated for Road Jobs". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
4. ^ a b Shriver, Jerry (September 1, 2005). "Big taste resides in a little corner of Oregon". USA Today. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
5. ^ Miller, Bryan (May 19, 1989). "At the Nation's Table". The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
6. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Christina Morales | The (July 5, 2019). "Otis Cafe fire damages landmark Lincoln County restaurant on July 4th". oregonlive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
7. ^ "Pixieland". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

45°01′09″N 123°56′54″W﻿ / ﻿45.019275°N 123.948446°W﻿ / 45.019275; -123.948446

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Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Newport

Cities|

* Depoe Bay
* Lincoln City
* Newport
* Siletz
* Toledo
* Waldport
* Yachats

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* Bayshore
* Lincoln Beach
* Neotsu
* Rose Lodge
* San Marine

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* Agate Beach
* Beverly Beach
* Burnt Woods
* Chitwood
* Eddyville
* Elk City
* Fisher
* Gleneden Beach
* Harlan
* Kernville
* Little Albany
* Logsden
* Nashville
* Newport Heights
* Nortons
* Ocean Park
* Otis
* Otis Junction
* Otter Rock
* Seal Rock
* South Beach
* Tidewater
* Yaquina

Indian reservation|

* Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation‡
* Siletz Reservation

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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