Perrydale is an

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in Polk County,

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. It is approximately 10 miles from

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. It is part of the

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History

Perrydale was formed from the Townsend, Kinsey, and Butler donation land claims; the Townsend claim was deeded to Narcis Provo, who then deeded it to William Perry, after whom the community was named by John McGrew, who had bought Perry's claim and

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ted the town of Perrydale. Beginning in 1881, the town was the site of a station on the Airlie branch of the

Oregonian Railway Company The Oregonian Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in the Willamette Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon. History A group of Scottish capitalists formed the Oregonian Railway Company, Limited after purchasing the bankrupt Dayton, Sheridan and Gr ...

. Rail service to Perrydale ended in 1985. The Perrydale post office ran from 1870 until 1971. Today, locations in Perrydale have Amity, Oregon, mailing addresses. Near Perrydale are the Perrydale Hills, a wine-growing location that was expected to become an

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(AVA). The new AVA was instead named the

Van Duzer Corridor AVA Van Duzer Corridor is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Polk County, Oregon, established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on December 13, 2018 and effective January 14, 2019. Van Duzer Corridor lies entirely with ...

, because there was a requirement that the name must appear in print, and although the locals know the area as Perrydale Hills, no print references could be found.

Education

Perrydale School District is a single-school district that serves Perrydale School.Perrydale School District
official website

References

External links

Historic photos of Perrydale
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