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Marmot, Oregon

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Marmot post office was discontinued in 1930. Most of the buildings burned to the ground in 1931, with the exception of Aschoff's museum, the post office, and a store. None of these structures remain today.
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in the 1920s diverted traffic away from Marmot, and fewer visitors came to stay at Aschoff's hotel. Aschoff sold the hotel in 1930, and died soon after.
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in 1883, he found many animal burrows that, according to the local residents, were made by
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marmot, Oregon
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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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Unincorporated community
Marmot is located in Oregon
Marmot is located in the United States
45°23′47″N 122°06′56″W / 45.39639°N 122.11556°W / 45.39639; -122.11556
Country
State
Oregon
County
Clackamas
Time zone
UTC-8
Pacific (PST)
DST
UTC-7
GNIS
unincorporated community
Clackamas County, Oregon
Mount Hood Corridor
Villages at Mount Hood
Sandy
Barlow Road
Oregon Trail
Adolph (or Adolf) Aschoff
German
forester
Mount Hood
Sandy River
marmots
mountain beaver
Mount Hood Highway

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