Springwater is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 rural community in Clackamas County

Clackamas County, Oregon

Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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, about three miles south of Estacada

Estacada, Oregon

Estacada is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about 30 miles southeast of Portland. The population was 2,695 at the 2010 census. -History:The Estacada post office opened in February 1904 and the city was incorporated in May 1905...

 on Oregon Route 211. So-named since pioneer

Settler

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 days, it was one of the first places on the upper Clackamas River

Clackamas River

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 to have a post office. Springwater post office ran from 1874–1914, with George A. Crawford as the first postmaster. The historic wooden Springwater Presbyterian Church was built circa 1890. The church was burned along with many other buildings in the area when a wildfire swept the area in 1904. The adjacent manse survived the fire and the church was rebuilt. The Springwater Grange has celebrated a Springwater Fair every year since 1923.

External links

• Historic image of Springwater Presbyterian Church from Salem Public Library
• Springwater Cemetery
• Springwater Presbyterian Church