Gales Creek, Oregon
| Gales Creek | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Gales Creek Store and Post Office | |
  Gales Creek  Gales Creek Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′12″N 123°12′49″W / 45.58667°N 123.21361°WCoordinates: 45°35′12″N 123°12′49″W / 45.58667°N 123.21361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Washington |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Gales Creek is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 8 northwest of Forest Grove in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range.
Gales Creek shares its name with a stream, a tributary of the Tualatin River, that was named for pioneer Joseph Gale, who settled in the area[2] The locale was sometimes called Gales City.[2] Gales Creek post office was established in 1874.[2] In the 19th century the town was the last stagecoach stop on the way to Tillamook.[3] Gales Creek Elementary School was established in 1859 and is served by the Forest Grove School District. The school closed in 2011, and currently acts as a special education treatment facility. The community is part of the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District, and includes a fire station.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2011/07/gales_creek_elementary_school_closure_rankles_forest_grove_parents.html
- 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ↑ "Pioneer History: Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest: Washington County, Oregon". Northwest College of the Bible. Archived from the original on 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ↑ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries." (PDF). Washington County. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
External links
Media related to Gales Creek, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- Historic images of Gales Creek from Salem Public Library
- Gales Creek Chamber of Commerce
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |