Welches, Oregon
Welches | |
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 The golf course in Welches | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Elevation | 1,320 ft (400 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97067 |
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 communities that make up the Villages at Mount Hood.
The community was named after Samuel Welch, a homesteader who settled near Welches Creek in 1882.[2] A post office was established there in 1905.[2]
The first golf course in the state was built there in 1928,[3] and today a hotel and golf resort is located there, complete with croquet courts.[4] Welches is home to the Hoodland library, operated by the city of Sandy.
See also
- Mount Hood Village CDP
- Village (Oregon)
- Library Information Network of Clackamas County (background on the Hoodland library)
References
- ^ estimated from USGS topo map
- ^ 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.org/facts.html mthood.org
- ^ http://www.mthood-resort.com/ mthood-resort.com
External links
Media related to Welches, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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