Bonneville, Oregon
Bonneville is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on Interstate 84 and the Columbia River. Bonneville is best known as the site of Bonneville Dam. North Bonneville, Washington is across the river.
Bonneville | |
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 Historic incubation building at the Bonneville Hatchery | |
  Bonneville Location within the state of Oregon  Bonneville Bonneville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′10″N 121°57′3″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Multnomah |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97014 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
For decades before the dam was built, Bonneville was popular as a picnic spot for people living along the Columbia River between Portland and The Dalles, and the railroad company maintained an "eating house" for travelers there.[1] Bonneville railroad station was named for explorer Benjamin Bonneville.[1] The name "Bonneville" did not appear on maps until the late 1880s.[2] Bonneville post office was established in 1900.[1]
References
- McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- "Lewis & Clark's Columbia River—200 Years Later: Bonneville, Oregon". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
Municipalities and communities of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Multnomah County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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