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Cazadero, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cazadero is an unincorporated historic locale in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.[1] Cazadero was a station on the Estacada interurban railway line of the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (PRL&P) and later Portland Electric Power Company (PEPCO), near where the power plant of the PEPCO-owned Cazadero Dam was located on the Clackamas River.[2]
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![]() Dam and fish ladder at Cazadero, c. 1904 | |
Coordinates: 45°15′59″N 122°18′22″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Clackamas |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1163860[1] |
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The station was named by the original promoters of the line, likely after Cazadero, California.[2] Cazadero is a Spanish word meaning "a place for the pursuit of game".[2] Cazadero post office operated from 1904–1918;[2] it was located southeast of Cazadero station, near what is now Oregon Route 224 at 45.262343°N 122.296195°W / 45.262343; -122.296195.[3]