Alvadore, Oregon
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| Coordinates: 44°7′37″N 123°15′48″W / 44.12694°N 123.26333°WCoordinates: 44°7′37″N 123°15′48″W / 44.12694°N 123.26333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
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| GNIS feature ID | 1136001 |
Alvadore is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located nine miles northwest of downtown Eugene and one mile northeast of Fern Ridge Reservoir.
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[edit] History
Alvadore was named for Alvadore Welch of Portland, who built the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway through the community.[1] The railway was later acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad, but in 1936 the track was torn up.[1] Alvadore post office was established in 1914.[1]
According to the U.S. Geological Survey's database of geographic names, Alvadore is the only locality so named in the United States.[2]
[edit] Local businesses
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Alvadore experienced its heyday during the early 1900s, serving as a railroad stop on the important route between Eugene and Portland. At this time the town was home to a hotel, several shops and a schoolhouse that was demolished in 2006. When the railroad bypassed the town in subsequent years, growth subsided.
Today Alvadore is home to a general store and gas station that contains a post office (ZIP Code 97409), a large regional nursery—Decker Nursery—known for its Christmas trees, a volunteer fire department, the Alvadore Christian Church, a nut-drying plant affiliated with Blue Diamond Growers, and a variety of other agricultural businesses including an organic strawberry farm (Berg's Berries and Organic Produce).
At one time Alvadore had a school;[3] located near Decker Nursery, the building was later abandoned and it has since been demolished.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvadore
- ^ "Looking Back". The Register-Guard. June 21, 2001. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W05WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6esDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6850,4865032&dq=alvadore-school&hl=en. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
[edit] External links
- History of Alvadore from the Lane County Historical Society
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