Eagle Creek is an

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, United States. It is located seven miles southwest of

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, seven miles north of Estacada, and five miles southeast of Carver, at the junction of Oregon Routes

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and

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, on the

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History

The community was named after Eagle Creek, a local stream, which in turn was named after the large population of

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s in the area. The community was called "Eagle Creek" as early as 1844, and the post office established in 1867.

Philip Foster Philip Foster (January 29, 1805 – March 17, 1884) was one of the first settlers in Oregon, United States. The farmstead he established in Eagle Creek in 1847 became a stopping post for pioneers heading west along the Oregon Trail. Approximatel ...

established a farm here.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Eagle Creek has a

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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Sports and recreation

The Eagle Creek Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation sized

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.Eagle Creek Golf Course
Accessed February 2010.

References

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