Home Valley, Washington

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Home Valley, Washington
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Home Valley
Coordinates: 45°41′53″N121°46′35″W / 45.69806°N 121.77639°W / 45.69806; -121.77639
Country United States
State Washington
County Skamania
Elevation
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79 ft (24 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1512308 [1]

Home Valley is an unincorporated community in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area along the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington, United States. [1] The community is located on Washington State Route 14 and lies southeast of nearby Carson.

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History

The name "Home Valley" is a translation from the original Norwegian name "Heim Dal". [2] A post office called Homevalley was in operation from 1892 until 1959. [3]

Parks and recreation

Home Valley is situated within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and outside the southern end of Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which contains the nearby highland terrain areas of Wind Mountain and Dog Mountain.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Home Valley, Washington
  2. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 115.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 13, 2016.