Government Camp, Oregon

Government Camp, Oregon Center of company precinct in Government Camp Center of company precinct in Government Camp Government Camp is positioned in Oregon Government Camp - Government Camp Location inside the state of Oregon Government Camp is an unincorporated improve and census-designated place positioned in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, south of Mount Hood and north of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain.

It is the only town inside 5 miles (8 km) of Mount Hood and therefore is the de facto "mountain town".

Government Camp also has its own, lesser ski resort, Summit Ski Area.

The improve is positioned inside the Mount Hood Corridor on U.S.

Route 26 (the Mount Hood Highway), near its intersection with Oregon Route 35 and the Barlow Pass summit of the Cascade Range.

Government Camp was given its name by pioneer traveling the Barlow Road, who identified a several wagons abandoned there by the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

A sign in front of the town's postal service states, "Formerly a camp on the old Barlow Road, the village was titled in 1849 when U.S Cavalry troops were forced to abandon wagons and supplies here." 1 Government Over the last decade,[when?] Government Camp went through a revitalization accomplishment due to a Clackamas County urban renewal district.

At a town hall meeting on November 17, 2006, people voted 41-58 not to form a village. Many inhabitants voted against the proposal in order to seek incorporation. In May 2010, inhabitants of the improve voted on incorporation, but the measure floundered by a vote of 48 against incorporation and 35 in favor of incorporation. Had the town/city been formed, the town/city would have had 138 registered voters inside the town/city limits at the time of formation. Battle Axe Inn at Government Camp, 1927 Post office at Government Camp with a sign describing its naming Government Camp's climate is borderline between the dry summer version of oceanic climate and the extremely rare dry summer version of subpolar oceanic climate (Koppen classification Csb or Csc), with cool, dry summers and cold, very wet winters with huge snow flurry due to the powerful Aleutian Low.

Climate data for 1951-2005 Government Camp, Oregon Mount Hood Village, Oregon, a census-designated place "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Government Camp CDP, Oregon".

"Government Camp voters reject new city".

Government Camp voters reject village proposal Sandy - Post.com "Government Camp voters will decide whether to incorporate".

"Government Camp incorporation measure fails".

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Government Camp Village, with map from the Clackamas County Dep't of Transportation and Development 26 road conditions near Government Camp, from Oregon Department of Transportation Municipalities and communities of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

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