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; -122.68694CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyClackamasElevation

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302 ft (92 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

97038

Area code(s)503 and 971GNIS feature ID1136517^[1]

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.