Machado, California
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Coordinates: 33°59′04″N 118°26′49″W / 33.98444°N 118.44694°W
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Machado is a former settlement in Los Angeles County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m).[1]
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.
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- ^ a b c 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.
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