Waconda, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Waconda is a historic unincorporated
locale in Marion County, Oregon
, United States, near the crossroads of River Road and Waconda Road.
Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway
and it formerly had a post office by the same name.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
locale in Marion County, Oregon
Marion County, Oregon
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was originally named the Champooick District, after Champoeg, a meeting place on the Willamette River. On September 3, 1849, the territorial legislature renamed it in honor of Francis Marion, a Continental Army general of the...
, United States, near the crossroads of River Road and Waconda Road.
Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway
Oregon Electric Railway
The Oregon Electric Railway was an interurban railroad line in the U.S. state of Oregon that linked Portland to Eugene. Service from Portland to Salem, Oregon, began in 1907. The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway purchased the system in 1910, and extended service to Eugene in 1912...
and it formerly had a post office by the same name.
External links
- Historic images of Waconda from Salem Public Library