Mountaindale, Oregon
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GNIS feature ID | 1163167[1] |
Mountaindale is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States, about four miles northwest of North Plains.[2] Settled in the 1850s, the small community was the longtime home of the Mountaindale Store. The area is part of Washington County Fire District 2.[3]
History
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In 1885,[9] a new schoolhouse was built for $200.[5] It was 30 feet (9.1 m) long, 13 feet (4.0 m) wide, and 12 feet (3.7 m) tall.[5] The new school was originally known as the Raffety School as it was built on land donated by Samuel Raffety.[6] Charles Reynolds opened the first store in the community in 1896.[5] In 1904, a new Mountaindale Store was built across the street from the original.[5] Reynolds also operated a freight line and a blacksmith shop.[5] In 1915, Mountaindale had two sawmills,[9] and much of the area surrounding area was logged.[4]
The Mountaindale post office closed in 1935.[7] In February 1953, the school district was merged into the North Plains School District (originally known as the Glencoe district), which merged into the Hillsboro School District in 1996.[6][10] The Mountaindale school remained in use until 1954 or 1955, and by 1976 was owned by the Stohr family.[6][9]
In 1990, the only public buildings remaining in the community were the store and the closed schoolhouse.[9] The store is also now closed.
The Mountaindale Airport is a mile southwest of the community.
References
- ^ "Mountaindale, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mountaindale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries" (PDF). Washington County. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Buan, Carolyn M. This Far-Off Sunset Land: A Pictorial History of Washington County, Oregon. Donning Company Publishers, 1999. p. 18, 38.
- ^ Hillsboro Argus. October 19, 1976. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e Philpott, Betty (October 19, 1976). "Schools and Churches: Interest in history spurs preservation of school". Hillsboro Argus. p. 9.
- ^ ISBN 978-0875952772.
- Hillsboro Argus. p. 11.
- ^ ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- ^ Benson, Robert L. (October 19, 1976). "Historic Potpourri: Courthouse fire destroys school records in '20s". Hillsboro Argus. p. 10.
External links
- Media related to Mountaindale, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic image of general store in Mountaindale from Salem Public Library