Hood River County
The community of Parkdale is located on the southern flank of the Hood River
Valley in Hood River County, dominated by the towering slopes of Mt. Hood immediately
to the south. Major local industries are fruit growing and timber production.
Major local attractions are the Cooper Spur Ski Area and the Mt. Hood National
Forest. The community of Mount Hood is approximately three miles north of Parkdale.
While in the eyes of the US Postal Service, these communities were merged into
one, they still retain a separate identity in the minds of the residents.
Parkdale City offices:
4966 Baseline Drive
Parkdale, OR
541-352-6525
Fire - 911;
non-emergency: 352-6092
Water - 352-5577
Library - 352-6502
History
Mount Hood - This post office was in the upper Hood River Valley about three miles northeast of Parkdale. It is reported that the community developed on land owned by a man named Tieman, and when the post office was applied for, it was named Mount Hood for the reason that the mountain was the most important object in the landscape. In 1976, the Post Office Department consolidated the offices of Parkdale and Mount Hood. The former was the much larger community but the latter had the name preferred by the local residents so on Oct. 9, 1976, the Mount Hood office was relocated to the community of Parkdale and the Parkdale office closed.
Parkdale is a descriptive name rather accurately describing the community and its surroundings. The name is said to have been selected by Ralph Davies about 1910, when the post office was established. In 1976, after much public discussion, the name of the post office was changed to Mount Hood. Simultaneously, the Mount Hood office, three miles to the north-east, was closed. The community retains the name Parkdale. -- Source: Oregon Geographic Names, Sixth Edition, 1992, Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon Historical Society Press, ISBN O-87595-237-2.
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