Warrendale, Oregon

Warrendale was named for Frank M. Warren Sr., a prominent Portland citizen and a pioneer of the salmon canning industry in Oregon.

[4] Warrendale post office ran from 1894 to 1942;[4] today the community is within the Cascade Locks ZIP code.

Warrendale station on the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company line (today owned by Union Pacific) was established in 1916.

[4][5] In 1915, the community had two salmon canneries, a large pulp and paper mill, and a public school, none of which remained by 1990.

[12] Fred H. Kiser was the official photographer for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, and was noted for his images of Crater Lake and his promotional work for the Great Northern Railway.

The sternwheelers Tahoma (moving upstream) and Dalles City (at dock), at the Warren salmon cannery in 1902. Photo by Benjamin A. Gifford.
Multnomah County map