Svensen, Oregon
| Svensen, Oregon | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Fire station | |
  Svensen Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 123°39′36″W / 46.16972°N 123.66000°WCoordinates: 46°10′11″N 123°39′36″W / 46.16972°N 123.66000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clatsop |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97103 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Svensen is an unincorporated community on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it is named after Peter Svensen, an early settler. There was a post office in Svensen from 1895 to 1944.[1]
Gallery
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A former high school on Old Highway 30
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A former Grange Hall
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1972 photograph of a house near the river
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1972 photograph of a boathouse on the river
References
- ↑ Helbock, Richard W. (1998) United States Post Offices, Volume 1 - The West, p. 193, Lake Oswego, Oregon: La Posta Publications
External links
- Svensen and Svensen Island, Oregon at ColumbiaRiverImages.com
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