Alfalfa, Oregon

Alfalfa, Oregon

Alfalfa is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, in the high desert 15 miles east of Bend.cite book
last = McArthur
first = Lewis A.
authorlink = Lewis A. McArthur
coauthors = Lewis L. McArthur
title = Oregon Geographic Names
origyear = 1928
edition = Seventh Edition
year = 2003
publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press
location = Portland, Oregon
id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1
pages = 16
] Alfalfa was named for the primary forage crop grown there under irrigation. Alfalfa had a post office from 1912 until 1922.

The community consists of a grange/community center/community church, a baseball diamond, and a small store.Fact|date=April 2008

The old schoolhouse was shut down, and now runs as a water-carrying service for the Alfalfa area.Fact|date=April 2008

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* [http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=&CISOFIELD1=title&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=Alfalfa%20district&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=descri&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=audiena&CISOROOT=all Historic images of the Alfalfa irrigation district] from Salem Public Library


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