Marcola is an

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and

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(CDP) in Lane County,

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, United States. The community is located on the

Mohawk River The Mohawk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson R ...

northeast of Springfield.

History

The post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate. In 1899-1900, a railroad was built through the

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and a station named Marcola was established near the post office. Marcola was a name made up to honor Mary Cole, the wife of the town's founder, Columbus Cole. In 1901, the post office name was changed to agree with the name of the station. The 1938

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

-listed Earnest Bridge, a covered bridge in the Marcola area, was featured in the 1965

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film '' Shenandoah''.

Education

Most of Marcola CDP is in the Marcola School District, which operates Mohawk High School. Portions are in the Springfield School District 19. Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.

Demographics

Notable people

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(born 1964), musician and actress, lived with her family at a commune in MarcolaBrite. Poppy Z. Courtney Love: The Real Story. Touchstone. Page 24.

References

External links

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Marcola School DistrictImages of the historic covered bridges in the Marcola area
from Salem Public Library Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon 1876 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1876 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{LaneCountyOR-geo-stub