Marquam, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
45°04′23″N 122°41′13″W / 45.07306°N 122.68694°W / 45.07306; -122.68694[1]
97038
Marquam is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 213, between the cities of Molalla and Silverton. Marquam was named for pioneer settler Alfred Marquam, who came to Oregon in 1845 from the east (Maryland via Missouri). He secured a donation land claim of 640 acres (2.6 km2), and built the first house and the first store in the town. In 1889 the Marquam post office was established and named for Alfred Marquam, who was also the first postmaster. His younger brother was Philip Augustus Marquam, a noted early judge in Oregon.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marquam, Oregon
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1892). Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth. San Francisco: The History Company. p. 627.
External links
- Historic photos of Marquam from Salem Public Library
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Municipalities and communities of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Oregon City
communities
- Barton
- Brightwood
- Bull Run
- Carus
- Carver
- Cazadero
- Cherryville
- Clackamas
- Colton
- Cottrell
- Eagle Creek
- Faubion
- Jean
- Kelso
- Ladd Hill
- Lakewood
- Liberal
- Logan
- Lone Elder
- Macksburg
- Marmot
- Marquam
- Marylhurst
- Milwaukie Heights
- Mountain Air Park
- Needy
- New Era
- Redland
- Ripplebrook
- Riverside
- Shadowood
- Springwater
- Sunnyside
- Welches
- Wemme
- Wildwood
- Yoder
- Zigzag
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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