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Bull Run, Oregon

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states that in the 1860s, a man named Frank Mognet was living in the Cedar Creek area near Sandy. He was attempting to catch a bull that had gone wild when it ran into the then-unnamed stream. Because this was just after the
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believed the name "Bull Run" may have been because of the presence of wild cattle along the river in the pioneer era of 1849–55. This story is corroborated by settler
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bull Run, Oregon
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In 1915, Bull Run had a population of 100, a public school and a large
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The first post office in the area, established in 1893, was named
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in 1939. The summer-only Camp Namanu post office closed in 1953.
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interurban railroad. In 1940, Bull Run had a population of 35.
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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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from pdxhistory.com, with map of route showing Bull Run
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Unincorporated communities in Clackamas County, Oregon
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farm. The community was the eastern terminus of the
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Unincorporated community
Bull Run Power Plant c. early 1900s
Bull Run, Oregon is located in Oregon
45°25′49″N 122°13′54″W / 45.43028°N 122.23167°W / 45.43028; -122.23167
Country
State
Oregon
County
Clackamas
Time zone
UTC-8
Pacific (PST)
DST
UTC-7
ZIP code
GNIS
unincorporated community
Clackamas County
Oregon
Sandy
Bull Run River
Mount Hood Railway and Power Company
Bull Run Hydroelectric Project
George H. Himes
Charles B. Talbot
Gresham Outlook
Battle of Bull Run
Camp Namanu
gladiolus
Mt. Hood

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