In 1835 a wave of
luxembourgish immigrants settled in New Oregon. In 1860, the value of real estate was $85,650 and of personal property, $26,275. There were 357 residents, mostly farmers. Various trades noted in that year's federal census were the following: • sawmill sawyer (William Doane) • schoolmaster (Joseph Rohmer) • butcher (Charles Thill) • grocer (John Thiel and Antoine Smith) • shoemaker (Michael Mayer, Frank Gamel, and Mathias Keuhman) • blacksmith (Samuel Clark and Valentine Schaus) • seaman (Uriah Clark)
Catholic Church In the 1850s, the nearest Catholic Church was in
East Eden, a distance of over . New Oregon Catholics wanted a church nearby and adapted a wood frame building with a dirt floor. The priest from East Eden would minister in this church. The first Mass was celebrated on January 1, 1858, with the parish named Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. In the fall of 2006, the parish merged with Saint Martin and Saint Frances Cabrini to form Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in
Langford, and the New Oregon Church was closed. In 2007, the buildings were purchased and now operate as the Marienthal Inn.
Post Office New Oregon had its own post office from 1854 to 1903. In 1883, there was a mail route from
Collins Center, through
Morton's Corners and Woodward's Hollow to New Oregon. ==References==