Machado, California
Machado is a former settlement in Los Angeles County, California.[1] It laid at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).[1]
The future site of the rail stop was owned by heirs of Agustín Machado circa 1868
Machado was a stop on the Venice–Inglewood Line just north of Alla Junction; the line, which dated to the late 19th century, was lightly used for both passengers and freight. Machado still appeared on USGS maps as of 1934.[1]
Machado is a name derived from Portuguese meaning "hatchet",[2] but the stop was probably named for the Machado family of the Rancho era. Circa 1878 an application was made to the Post Office Department for a new post office station to be called Machado, located northwest quarter section 12 township 2W range 15 west, half a mile north of Ballona Creek and one mile west of La Ballona station.[3]
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Machado, California
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 195.
- Machado post office La Ballona Station LAIRR 1878 Culver City, 22 May 1878, Microfilm M1126, Post Office Department Records of Site Locations, 1837–1955 (683 rolls). M1126 has been digitized and made available online through the National Archives Catalog (National Archives Identifier 608210). Roll 55: California, Los Angeles, M–Z https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68228967?objectPage=4
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