Billy’s Milk Shed and his Welch’s Ranch Tokens. In the day and age of quick trips to the store for a gallon of milk as well as refrigeration to preserve the milk we sometimes forget that our ancestors didn’t have those conveniences. Billy Welch was a resort proprietor. He ran the Welch’s Ranch in a way as to … Continue reading Billy’s Milk Shed – Welch’s Ranch Tokens
Here’s a great early view of the old Welches Ranch at Welches Oregon. This view is after Sam had gone. You can see the store, post office, the dance hall and the white canvas tourist tents lined up along the road to the left of the Welch home. Billy’s cow pasture, which is now the golf … Continue reading Welches Ranch, Welches Oregon
The old Welches School which was located at the intersection of Welches Road and Highway 26, Welches, Oregon.
The Villages of Mt Hood Post Offices What gives a town, or in this case a village, its identity? In most cases it’s the establishment of a post office. Many feel that the establishment of a post office is truly that which makes a settlement a town or a village. The case is no different … Continue reading Villages of Mt Hood Post Offices
