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Hillsboro

Located in Washington County, 20 minutes west of Portland near the Columbia River, Hillsboro is nestled in the Tualatin Valley, halfway between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains.

Hillsboro, founded in 1842, was home for several of the settlers who helped establish a civil government for the Oregon Territory. This community was also incorporated in 1876. The town has grown from a small farming community and government center into a modern city of 70,000 residents.

Railroads once crisscrossed western Oregon in the 1870s. Besides making it possible for the exchange of durable goods and materials, railroads brought a second wave of immigrants-Dutch, Swiss, Germans and Scandinavians-who settled on farms in the valley.

Hillsboro is known mostly as a center for high-tech industries; Although, produces thousands of gallons of berry and fruit wines annually.

There is also a Hillsboro, North Dakota.

Hillsboro is part of the Portland-Vancouver, Oregon-WA metro area.

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Art Pickathon Music Festival | Professional Photographers of Oregon |
Education Airman's Proficiency Center | OGI of Science and Engineering |
Farmers Markets Hillsboro Farmers Market | Hillsboro Farmers' Market at Orenco | Hillsboro Tuesday Marketplace |
Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Dragon Fountain Restaurant | Nakorn Thai Cuisine | Original Chicken Bar | Patty's Royal Buffet | Reed Ville Cafe | Sweet Oregon Grill |
Golf Econo Lodge Hillsboro | Killarney West Golf Course | McKay Creek Golf | Meriwether National Golf Course |
History Old Scotch Church | Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church |
Public Libraries Hillsboro Public Libraries | Hillsboro Public Library | Washington County Library Service |
Motels, Hotels, and Resorts Hillsboro Travelodge | Holiday Inn Express Hillsboro | The Dunes Motel | Travelodge Hillsboro Airport | Wellesley Inn & Suites Hillsboro |
Oregon Counties Washington County | Washington County |
Real Estate Dan Graham REALTOR | Holiday Park | Kathy Stanley REALTOR |
Science Hillsboro |
Shopping Arcade Book Exchange | Flower Mart | Hill Florist & Gifts |
Sports and Sporting Events Bud's Fishing Adventures | Hillsboro Aquatic Center | Hillsboro Trap & Skeet Club | Marv's Guide Service |
Transportation Hillsboro Airport (Port of Portland) | Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark Airport |
Wildlife Viewing Lucky Duck Farm |

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