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.
Welches | |
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 Wildwood Recreation Site in Welches | |
  Welches Location within the state of Oregon  Welches Welches (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′41″N 121°57′39″W / 45.32806°N 121.96083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97067 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1152002[1] |
History edit
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.
Gallery edit
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A woman on the Salmon River in Welches c. 1915 -
The Welches golf course -
Salmon River in Welches -
Resort at the Mountain
See also edit
- Mount Hood Village CDP
- Village (Oregon)
- Library Information Network of Clackamas County (background on the Hoodland library)
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Welches, Oregon
- ^ a b c "Welches, Oregon". Mount Hood History. 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ http://www.mthood-resort.com/ mthood-resort.com
External links edit
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