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Hood River County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,977. [1] The county seat is Hood River. [2] The county was established in 1908 and is named for the Hood River, a tributary of the Columbia River. Hood River County comprises the Hood River, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. The ...
Looking down on the town of Hood River showing the Columbia Highway winding up the east bank of Hood River, 1923. Hood River (originally called Dog River) post office was established (named by Mary Coe, who founded the city with her husband Nathaniel Coe) at the site of the present city on September 30, 1868, [8] and the city itself was incorporated in 1895. [9]
The Hood River, formerly known as Dog River, is a tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon, United States.Approximately 25 miles (40 km) long from its mouth to its farthest headwaters on the East Fork, the river descends from wilderness areas in the Cascade Range on Mount Hood and flows through the agricultural Hood River Valley to join the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge.
Full Sail Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Hood River, Oregon, United States. [1] Founded in 1987, Full Sail was the first commercially successful craft brewery to bottle beer in the Pacific Northwest for retail sale, and one of Oregon's early microbreweries. The first beer packaged was Full Sail Golden Ale, followed in 1988 by Full Sail ...
The company was founded in 2012 by three former employees of Hood River-based Full Sail Brewing Company, including brand namesake and brewmaster Josh Pfriem. [2] pFriem beers include an India pale ale (IPA), pilsner, Belgian, Belgian Strong Dark and a Flanders red ale, as well as seasonal brews. [3]
The Hood River County Library and Georgiana Smith Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] [2] It was a community effort to get the library built, with a woman's club leading, and eventually securing a $17,500 Carnegie grant. The library was built in 1913–14. The Georgiana Smith Park was completed in 1935. [2]
Columbia Area Transit (CAT), officially the Hood River County Transportation District, is a public transit agency serving Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It operates local bus routes in Hood River , as well as commuter bus routes to Portland , The Dalles , and other nearby communities. [ 1 ]
The railroad first reached Hood River in 1882 with the arrival of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N). [3] The OR&N built eastward from Portland, eventually reaching Huntington in 1884, near the border with Idaho. [4] In 1882, a two-story wooden depot was built at Hood River. As the town grew, a new station was seen as necessary.