L.G. Reeves,Independence,Oregon. There was more than 1,Independence Oregon, or was. Kinda confusing when they rename towns. Kind of changes history too!
Stoneseeker brings out a point worth noting:
One Independence, Ore. exists today, but 'yesterday' another Independence, Ore. existed (Granite today); and the token may have come from the 'old' Independence. Perhaps not likely, but the possibility exists, and we finders should keep that possibility in mind whenever we find a location name on an artifact. Stoneseeker's referred site notes the 'old' Independence site as Granite today,nearly a ghost town (Pop. in 2003: 21). Sounds like Granite would be an interesting place to MD for Independence artifacts.
Don.....
And the South Independence Precinct was way over by Salem. I can't see the eastern Independence (Granite) having a bona fide grocery store back in its boom-town heyday, but maybe I'm wrong.
And Wiki says the town changed its name in 1878 to Granite, FYI.