Welches is an

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, United States. It is located within the Mount Hood Corridor between

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and Wemme along

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. It is one of the many communities that make up the Villages at Mount Hood.

History

The community was named after Samuel Welch, a

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from

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who settled near Welches Creek in 1882 with his son, William, after the death of Samuel's wife. Samuel Welch died in 1898. A post office was established in the village in 1905, and in 1909, a hotel was constructed, that ran until 1917; the hotel was eventually replaced by nine cottages. Today a hotel and golf resort is located in the village, complete with

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courts.http://www.mthood-resort.com/ ''mthood-resort.com'' Welches is home to the Hoodland library, operated by the city of

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Gallery

File:Woman on Salmon River ca. 1915.jpg, A woman on the Salmon River in Welches 1915 File:Welches.JPG, The Welches

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File:Welches2.JPG, Salmon River in Welches File:Resort at the Mountain - Welches, Oregon 2.jpg, Resort at the Mountain

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* Portland metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Clackamas County, Oregon 1905 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1905 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{ClackamasCountyOR-geo-stub

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