Springwater, Oregon

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{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}

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|name = Springwater

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

|image_skyline = Springwater Grange - Springwater Oregon.jpg

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|image_caption = Grange Hall in Springwater

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Oregon

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|map_caption = Location within Clackamas County

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|subdivision_name = United States

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|subdivision_name1 = Oregon

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|subdivision_name2 = Clackamas

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|population_as_of = 2000

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = PDT

|utc_offset_DST = -7

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|elevation_ft = 1135

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|blank1_info = 1150201{{GNIS|1150201}}

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Springwater is an unincorporated rural community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, about {{Convert|3|mi|spell=in}} south of Estacada on Oregon Route 211. So named since pioneer days, it was one of the first places on the upper Clackamas River to have a post office.{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title= Oregon Geographic Names |orig-year= 1928 |edition= Seventh |year= 2003 |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 |pages= 906}} Springwater post office ran from 1874 to 1914, with George A. Crawford as the first postmaster. The historic wooden Springwater Presbyterian Church was built {{Circa|1890}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.iselinarch.com/restore.php |title= Our Portfolio |publisher= Iselin Architects |access-date= 2008-03-18}} The Springwater Grange has celebrated a Springwater Fair every year since 1923.{{cite news |url=http://www.estacadanews.com/news/story.php?story_id=118972773424890400 |date= September 12, 2007 |title=84th annual Springwater Fair this Saturday |publisher= Estacada News |access-date=2008-03-18}}