Waconda, Oregon

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Former Oregon Electric substation at Waconda
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Waconda
Waconda (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°4′31″N122°58′37″W / 45.07528°N 122.97694°W / 45.07528; -122.97694
Country United States
State Oregon
County Marion
Elevation
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177 ft (54 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Waconda is a historic unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States, near the crossroads of River Road Rd NE and Waconda Road NE on the French Prairie. [2]

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Waconda was once a station on the Oregon Electric Railway and it formerly had a post office by the same name. [3] [4] The station was named when the railroad was built through the area in 1907, and the post office was established in 1912. [3] There was previously a community called Waconda about a mile south of Gervais established in 1870 on the former line of the Oregon & California Railroad (now owned by Union Pacific). [3] The name may come from the Great Plains Native American word "Wakonda" (something consecrated). [3] Waconda was one of a series of OE stations with Native American names; one station to the south was named for Chinookan leader Comcomly and the next one to the north was named for Kalapuyan "Chief" Quinaby.

In 1915, Waconda had a store and a population of 40. [1] [5] An American Foursquare house near the ruins of the OE station once served as the post office and is still standing. [5]

Agriculture in the area includes the growing of hops, berries, fruit, and the production dairy products. [1]

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