Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about five miles east of Sisters, on Oregon Route 126.[2]
Cloverdale, Oregon | |
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 Cloverdale fire station | |
  Cloverdale Location in Oregon  Cloverdale Cloverdale (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′28″N 121°27′10″W / 44.29123°N 121.45282°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Deschutes |
| Elevation | 3,084 ft (940 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
In the late 19th century, Cloverdale became important stop on the A. J. Warrin Road, an alternative route to the Santiam Wagon Road on the way to Prineville.[3][4] The community provided services for travelers and local homesteaders, with a store, blacksmith shop, and facilities for camping and boarding horses.[3] By the 1920s or 1930s, the route fell into disuse and the buildings either fell down, were torn down, or moved.[3]
Cloverdale was named by R. A. Ford, a local farmer who was also a teacher and a county school superintendent.[5] He surveyed the nearby Cloverdale Ditch, which is parallel to Whychus Creek.[5] The ditch is used for irrigation. Crops grown in the area include clover, alfalfa, potatoes, grasses and vegetables.[3]
The one-room Old Cloverdale School was built on George Cyrus' land circa 1900 on what today is known as George Cyrus Road (a.k.a. Cloverdale Market Road).[6] Also known as the Cyrus School, it is listed as a historic resource by Deschutes County.[7][8] A new school was built in 1919.[3] The 1919 school shares a site with the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District station and as of 2011 was in use as a preschool.[3][9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Cloverdale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cloverdale: Overview". Sisters Country Historical Society. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "The A J Warrin Road: Overview". Sisters Country Historical Society. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Sisters Country Timeline". Sisters Country Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "Inventory Cultural and Historic Resources" (PDF). Deschutes County Community Development Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "Cyrus School". Oregon Historic Sites Database: Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ "CRFPD History". Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ^ Spry, Jeff (December 14, 2010). "Santa helps raise funds for school". The Nugget Newspaper. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011.