Glenwood is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 community in Washington County

Washington County, Oregon

- Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States, northwest of Forest Grove

Forest Grove, Oregon

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 on Oregon Route 6.

The name Glenwood was first used for this locale around 1880. Glenwood post office was established in 1886, though it was not always in the same location. In the 1920s, the Gales Creek and Wilson River Railroad had a terminal station there named "Aagard" (or "Aagaard") after Olaf Aagard, owner of the Aagard Lumber Company. The name of the station was soon changed to Glenwood to match the post office.

Glenwood has a Forest Grove mailing address, but the Postal Service

United States Postal Service

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 will deliver mail addressed to Glenwood, Oregon. The ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 is 97116.

Glenwood has a store, and from 1957 until 1995, the community was the site of the Oregon Trolley Museum

Oregon Electric Railway Museum

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, which is now part of Antique Powerland

Antique Powerland

Antique Powerland is a collection of museums and a self-described heritage site for power equipment, such as farm machinery, trucks , trains, construction equipment, and the engines which power them. It is located in Brooks, Oregon, United States, and is operated by the non-profit Antique...

 in Brooks

Brooks, Oregon

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.