Marquam, Oregon

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Marquam
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Marquam
Location within the state of Oregon
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Marquam
Marquam (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°04′23″N122°41′13″W / 45.07306°N 122.68694°W / 45.07306; -122.68694
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Elevation
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302 ft (92 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97038
Area codes 503 and 971
GNIS feature ID1136517 [1]

Marquam is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 213, between the cities of Molalla and Silverton. Marquam was named for pioneer settler Alfred Marquam, who came to Oregon in 1845 from the east (Maryland via Missouri). He secured a donation land claim of 640 acres (2.6 km2), and built the first house and the first store in the town. In 1889 the Marquam post office was established and named for Alfred Marquam, who was also the first postmaster. His younger brother was Philip Augustus Marquam, a noted early judge in Oregon. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marquam, Oregon
  2. Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1892). Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth. San Francisco: The History Company. p.  627.