Welches, Oregon

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Welches
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Welches
Welches (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°19′41″N121°57′39″W / 45.32806°N 121.96083°W / 45.32806; -121.96083
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Elevation
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1,299 ft (396 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97067
GNIS feature ID1152002 [1]

Welches is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located within the Mount Hood Corridor between Zigzag and Wemme along U.S. Route 26. It is one of the many communities that make up the Villages at Mount Hood.

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History

The community was named after Samuel Welch, a homesteader from Virginia [2] who settled near Welches Creek in 1882 with his son, William, after the death of Samuel's wife. [3] Samuel Welch died in 1898. [2]

A post office was established in the village in 1905, [3] and in 1909, a hotel was constructed, that ran until 1917; the hotel was eventually replaced by nine cottages. [2] Today a hotel and golf resort is located in the village, complete with croquet courts. [4] Welches is home to the Hoodland library, operated by the city of Sandy.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welches, Oregon
  2. 1 2 3 "Welches, Oregon". Mount Hood History. 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  4. http://www.mthood-resort.com/ mthood-resort.com