Qualla: Forest Grove https://qualla.com/forest-grove en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:04 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/c/2/0/6/forest-grove-wk/hero-small.webp Qualla: Forest Grove https://qualla.com/forest-grove Forest Grove: Introduction https://qualla.com/forest-grove/ Photo credit Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0. Where Portland's westward expansion finally stops, Forest Grove maintains a distinct identity as something other than suburb. Pacific University has anchored this community since 1849, making it one of the oldest educational institutions west of the Mississippi, and the town has grown around the campus without losing its independence. The Tualatin Valley spreads east toward the metropolis; the Coast Range rises to the west. Between them, Forest Grove occupies a pleasant position - close enough to Portland for convenience, far enough for quiet, and old enough to have its own character.

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]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/2/0/6/forest-grove-wk/c206-forest-grove-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Forest Grove: Pacific University https://qualla.com/forest-grove/ Photo credit Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0. The university predates Oregon statehood, founded by Congregationalist pioneers who believed civilization required education. Pacific's campus spreads through the center of town, its historic buildings interspersed with the commercial district that grew up to serve students and f...

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]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/2/0/6/forest-grove-wk/c206-forest-grove-pacific-university.mp3 0:06 2 full Forest Grove: Henry Hagg Lake https://qualla.com/forest-grove/ Photo credit Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0. Six miles south of town, a dam across Scoggins Creek created Henry Hagg Lake in 1975, flooding a valley to provide water storage for the growing Tualatin Valley. The lake has become a recreational destination, its 15-mile shoreline circled by a road that provides access for fishi...

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]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/2/0/6/forest-grove-wk/c206-forest-grove-henry-hagg-lake.mp3 0:06 3 full Forest Grove: Wine Country Edge https://qualla.com/forest-grove/ Photo credit Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0. Forest Grove sits at the northern edge of the Willamette Valley wine region, the vineyards that blanket the hills to the south beginning just beyond the city limits. Tasting rooms have followed, some in town, others scattered through the countryside along roads that wind toward M...

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]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/2/0/6/forest-grove-wk/c206-forest-grove-wine-country-edge.mp3 0:06 4 full Forest Grove: The Quiet Edge https://qualla.com/forest-grove/ Photo credit Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0. MAX light rail doesn't reach Forest Grove - the Blue Line terminates in Hillsboro, a few miles east. Bus service connects to the transit system, but the gap marks a boundary. East of that line, the suburbs blur together, strip malls and housing developments creating continuous ur...

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