Corbett, Oregon — Residents Love It There

Corbett, Oregon is located between the Sandy River and Crown Point on the Columbia River Historic Highway. It is at the mouth of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge twenty miles east of Portland on the way to Hood River. The town website proudly proclaims, “Corbett Oregon – We love it here.”

This community was named for Senator Henry Winslow Corbett, one of Oregon’s prominent pioneer citizens. In 1885, Mr. Corbett purchased a nearby farm from Ervine J. Taylor, who had moved down to the Columbia River about the time the railroad was built in 1882.

One of Corbett’s biggest annual events happens this week – A Hometown Fourth of July Fun Fest. This is an all-day East County celebration. The day starts with a Pancake Breakfast and includes events like an old fashioned parade, talent show, auction and ends with the only fireworks show in East County. It also happens to be the third largest in in the Portland Metro area.

This lively tight-knit community of approximately 3,000 people is also known by many Twilighters as one of the locations for the first movie in the Twilight franchise. If you’d like to get a sense of just who lives in Corbett you can visit the Corbett Connector. The blog is run by RMLS™ subscriber Michelle Smith who interviews different residents for each post.