Interlachen is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] It is situated between Blue Lake and Fairview Lake, just south of Blue Lake Regional Park and north of Fairview.
Interlachen, Oregon | |
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 Shoreline of Blue Lake | |
  Interlachen, Oregon  Interlachen, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′06″N 122°26′48″W / 45.55167°N 122.44667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Multnomah |
| Established | 1930 |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97024 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136408[1] |
The community has approximately 140 property owners, and the homeowners' association was established in 1930.[3] The community's homeowners' association (HOA) believes that Interlachen has the oldest continuously operating HOA in Oregon.[3]
History
editCirca 1830, the Interlachen ridge area was the main burial ground of the Nichaqwli people, who were a Chinookan band of Native Americans.[4][5]
The Blue and Fairview lakes area came to the attention of a group of businessmen from Portland and Gresham in the mid-1920s.[6] They wanted to build the Fairview Country Club on the shores of Blue Lake to take advantage of the lakes' recreational potential.[6] The Portland News-Telegram reported that the private club would include lodges, sports facilities and a club house.[6] The country club was never established because of the Great Depression and what eventually became Blue Lake Regional Park passed into private ownership.[6]
A road, Ridge Avenue, ran along the one-mile natural rock dike known as Interlachen Ridge that separated the two lakes.[4][6] People began building summer cottages and then permanent homes along Ridge Avenue, now Interlachen Lane, in the 1920s.[6] On December 4, 1930, a homeowners' association was formed to provide residents with water and other services.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Interlachen, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 23. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b "About – Interlachen Home Owners Association". Interlachen Home Owners Association. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Blue Lake Nature Park, Fairview, Oregon Historic Resource Plan" (PDF). Metro. May 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, David G. "Nichaqwalti Watlala Peoples at Blue Lake". Ndnhistory Research: Indigenous, Public & Critical Essays.
- ^ a b c d e f g Johnson, Mary Lou Welsh. "History". Interlachen Home Owners Association. Archived from the original on July 18, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
External links
edit- Interlachen Home Owners Association
- Impact of Groundwater Contamination in East Multnomah County on the Interlachen Community from Portland State University
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