Welches, Oregon

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
Unincorporated community
Wildwood Recreation Site in Welches
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Coordinates: 45°19′41″N 121°57′39″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Clackamas
Elevation [1]	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

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

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  A woman on the Salmon River in Welches c. 1915
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  The Welches golf course
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  Salmon River in Welches
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  Resort at the Mountain

See also

• Mount Hood Village CDP
• Village (Oregon)
• Library Information Network of Clackamas County (background on the Hoodland library)