Sandy tourist information
Sandy, Oregon is a city of 5,385 people (2000 census) located on the Mt. Hood Highway (U.S. 26) midway between Portland and Mt. Hood.
Residents of Sandy enjoy a mild climate, clean air, good water, beautiful scenic views in a country setting, and all the advantages of small-town living while being only 45 minutes from the urban amenities of downtown Portland.
Though Sandy's heritage was logging and saw milling, today's economic activity from light-industrial manufacturing and service businesses. Many Sandy residents commute to jobs in nearby Portland. Agricultural crops in the surrounding area are primarily nursery stock and a variety of berries.
U.S. Highway 26 remains a major thoroughfare for travelers and for commerce; agriculture is central to the area's economic stability; and industrial activity is increasing.
In 1845, Samuel K. Barlow, a pioneer emigrant from Kentucky, blazed a road (known as the Barlow Road) from The Dalles, Oregon around the south side of Mt. Hood to Eagle Creek (a settlement east of Oregon City) thus completing the last leg of the famous Oregon Trail that began in Independence, Missouri.
Sandy's first settlers, the Francis Revenue family, arrived in 1853 and soon opened a trading post here on the Barlow Road and served many of the thousands of pioneers who traveled through on their way to the Willamette Valley.
Sandy's first Post Office was established in 1873 and the village became an incorporated city in 1913.
Sandy was named for the nearby Sandy River which was originally identified as the "Quicksand River" by Lewis and Clark; however, the name "Quicksand" gradually evolved into "Sandy.
Sandy Utah
Sandy is the fourth largest city in the state and has emerged as one of Utah’s premier cities. With a vibrant commercial hub and a favorable business climate, Sandy has attracted a large number of national retail and commercial companies like AT&T Broadband, Siebel Systems, Ovid Technologies, Cadence, Dillard’s, Old Navy, Costco, Best Buy, Home Depot, and many others. With plenty of class A office space and more room to grow, our city will continue to provide a great environment for every kind of enterprise.
But there’s much more to Sandy than our central business district. Take a walk down any of the well-maintained residential streets winding through the city. Bring your family to play in any of our beautiful city parks, or, if you’re here in the summer, visit the Sandy City Amphitheater for an inspiring evening of music or theatre, performed outdoors in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains. There is so much here to see and do, and city leaders make every effort to ensure that Sandy continues to be a clean and safe family community.
Everyone should feel welcome here in Sandy. If there’s anything we can do to help you, don’t hesitate to let us know. On behalf of everyone at City Hall, we hope you come to love this city as much as we do, and we hope your stay in Sandy is a pleasant one.
Sandy aerial map
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