Heritage and Hospitality on the Vineyard and Valley Scenic Tour

Starting in the 1860s, land grant programs and the area’s outstanding agricultural reputation began drawing many new settlers to northwestern Oregon – including Scottish, German, Russian, Swiss, Austrian and Dutch – whose legacy is felt in settlements along the route like Helvetia, Roy and Verboort, all in current-day Washington County.

‘Helvetia’, the name rooted in the Latin term for Switzerland, hosts a Swiss Picnic each summer.

In the Dutch settlement of Verboort, about a mile off the route, beds of tulips are common on spring days and a festive traditional sausage dinner is held each fall.

A noted Scottish contribution is the Tualatin Plains Presbyterian Church, also known as the Old Scotch Church. The current church building, on the road bearing its name, was completed in 1878 and is a national historic site. It has an unusual eight-sided steeple and is one of the oldest continuously used churches in Oregon.

Other unique spots to check out along the route include:

Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge – one of a handful of urban wildlife refuges in the nation
L-Bar-T Bison Ranch – see Great North American Plains Bison; tours are by appointment, gift shop

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