Bull Run, Oregon
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Bull Run is an unincorporated community
in Clackamas County, Oregon
, United States
, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Sandy
near the Bull Run River
.
The first post office in the locale was "Unavilla", established in 1893. The name was changed to "Bullrun" in 1895, and to Camp Namanu
in 1939. The post office was discontinued in 1953.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Clackamas County, Oregon
Clackamas County, Oregon
Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Sandy
Sandy, Oregon
Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, and named after the nearby Sandy River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,385, however the 2006 estimate shows 7,070 people....
near the Bull Run River
Bull Run River (Oregon)
The Bull Run River is a tributary of the Sandy River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning at the lower end of Bull Run Lake in the Cascade Range, it flows generally west through the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit , a restricted area meant to protect the river and its tributaries from...
.
The first post office in the locale was "Unavilla", established in 1893. The name was changed to "Bullrun" in 1895, and to Camp Namanu
Camp Namanu
Camp Namanu is a summer camp in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was founded as a Camp Fire Girls camp on the banks of the Sandy River in 1924.Namanu remained a "girls only" camp until the late 1970s when the parent organization, now Camp Fire USA, made the executive decision to include boys in all...
in 1939. The post office was discontinued in 1953.