The Mountain View Inn was originally the home of Lena Little, wife of pioneer homesteader Francis C. Little. The building was relocated from its original place to the main road through Government Camp.
The Mountain View Inn
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Mt. Hood Skiway Tram: When City Buses Flew to Timberline Lodge
. The Mount Hood Aerial Transportation Company was formed with a plan to create an aerial tramway to Timberline Lodge on the south slope of Mount Hood from Government Camp, the gathering spot for every activity on The Mountain. It was to be called The Skiway
Tawney’s Mountain Home
The Welches Hotel wasn’t the only resort in the Salmon River Valley in the foothills of Mount Hood, Oregon. About a mile past the Welch’s place was Tawney’s Mountain Home. Situated along the Salmon River with vast stretches of wilderness surrounding it, Tawney’s was an outdoor vacation destination from 1910 to 1945.
Mount Hood Highway at Alder Creek 1939
Alder Creek is a little town half way between Sandy and Welches Oregon on today’s Highway 26.
Samuel Welch 1880 Welches Pioneer
Samuel Welch left Virginia and traveled to Oregon via the old Oregon Trail in 1842. In 1882 he and his son Billy each homesteaded 160 acres apiece