Brightwood

Brightwood is an unincorporated community within the Mount Hood Corridor in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located between Wemme and Sandy just off of U.S. Route 26. It is one of the communities that make up the Villages at Mount Hood. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 484 pixel Image in higher resolution (876 × 530 pixel, file size: 518 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I shot this photograph myself and release it to the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 484 pixel Image in higher resolution (876 × 530 pixel, file size: 518 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I shot this photograph myself and release it to the public domain. ... In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... The Mount Hood Corridor is a part of Oregon between Sandy and Government Camp. ... Clackamas County (IPA: ) is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... Wemme is an unincorporated tourist-oriented community in Clackamas County, Oregon. ... Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, and named after the nearby Sandy River. ... United States Highway 26 is an east-west United States highway. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mount Hood Village, Oregon. ...

The community traces its roots to at least the 1890s, when a post office called "Salmon", named after the nearby Salmon River, was established. The post office was renamed Brightwood in 1910. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Salmon River may refer to two rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon: The Salmon River in Lincoln County that empties into the Pacific Ocean. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Elevation 355m

See also

• Mount Hood Village CDP
• Village (Oregon)

Mount Hood Village is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Mt. ... A village in Oregon is a model of local governance that as of 2005 only exists in Clackamas County. ...

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