Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Marcola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County , Oregon , United States, northeast of Springfield on the Mohawk River .
History
The post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate.[ 3] In 1899-1900, a railroad was built through the Mohawk Valley and a station named Marcola was established near the post office.[ 3] Marcola was a name made up to honor Mary Cole, the wife of the town's founder, Columbus Cole.[ 3] [ 4] In 1901, the post office name was changed to agree with the name of the station.[ 3]
The 1938 National Register of Historic Places -listed Earnest Bridge, a covered bridge in the Marcola area, was featured in the 1965 James Stewart film Shenandoah .[ 5]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2020 580 —
Education
Mohawk High School
Most of Marcola CDP is in the Marcola School District ,[ 7] which operates Mohawk High School .
Portions are in the Springfield School District 19 .[ 7]
Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.[ 8]
Notable people
References
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022 .
^ a b "Census Population API" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022 .
^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A. ; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland , Oregon : Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 609. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 .
^ Williamson, Stephen. "The Ping Yang School Bombing" . Retrieved March 24, 2007 .
^ "Earnest Bridge" . Oregon Tourism Commission . Retrieved March 24, 2007 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
^ a b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR" (PDF) . U.S. Census Bureau . p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved March 10, 2024 .
^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF) . Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development . Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ Brite. Poppy Z. Courtney Love: The Real Story . Touchstone. Page 24.
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