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Havana or Havana Station was a location in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Pendleton on Wildhorse Creek. The former Union Pacific Railroad (UP) station[1] on the Pendleton Branch Line of the UP is near the junction of Oregon Route 335, known as the Havana–Helix Highway, with Oregon Route 11, about 9 miles south of Helix. Its elevation is 1312 ft (400 m) above sea level. It was formerly listed by GNIS as a populated place.[citation needed]
Havana, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 45°43′29″N 118°39′25″W / 45.72472°N 118.65694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Umatilla |
Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Havana was a shipping point for wheat and other grains grown in the surrounding area. The railroad tracks, which reached Havana in the 1880s, were abandoned around 1975 and removed sometime later.
References
edit- ^ "The Idea of National Highways". Motoring Magazine and Motoring Life. October–December 1913. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
External links
edit- 1950s images of the McCormmach Ranch in the Havana area from Oregon State University Extension Service, Umatilla County