Boring

History

The land on which Boring was built was a former lava field. The Boring Lava Field, which takes its namesake from the community, is located just north of Boring. William's half-brother, Joseph, had settled in the area in 1856 prior to his arrival. Boring was platted in 1903 as Boring Junction after the construction of a railway line by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company. The post office was established and named Boring the same year, which builders of an interurban railway adopted as the name of the community. An electric trolley operated on the railroad line from Portland through Gresham and Boring, ending in Cazadero, which began transporting passengers in 1905. The trolley significantly reduced travel time between Portland and the communities to its east: Horse and buggy travel from Boring to Portland took an average of six hours, while a trip to Portland via the trolley system took only one hour. After World War II and the prominence of automobile ownership, the trolley ceased passenger operations to Portland, but continued to travel between Boring and Gresham. However, after many months of polarizing debate on the village issue, residents narrowly defeated the village designation in a town hall referendum in August 2006, with 293 votes in favor and 298 against. The unusual name of the community often prompts its inclusion on lists of unusual place names. The name "Boring" is embraced by locals, however, and found in many local businesses, resulting in many road signs that seem humorous to outsiders. Boosters of the village designation use the slogan "The most exciting place to live." In 2011, Elizabeth Leighton of Aberfeldy, Scotland, proposed the community's pairing with the village of Dull, Scotland, after passing through Boring on a cycling…

Geography

Located at the northernmost end of the eastern Willamette Valley, Boring rests in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range, at the base of Mount Hood. The community is approximately from Government Camp, a major resort and skiing community on Mount Hood. The community comprises approximately of Clackamas County. Boring's landscape is hilly, with its elevation ranging between and . According to the Köppen climate classification, Boring has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. The first frost in Boring typically occurs within the first week of November, while the last is typically in the first week of April. | Jan high F = 46 | Feb high F = 51 | Mar high F = 56 | Apr high F = 61 | May high F = 68 | Jun high F = 73 | Jul high F = 80 | Aug high F = 81 | Sep high F = 75 | Oct high F = 64 | Nov high F = 52 | Dec high F = 46 | year high F = 63 | Jan low F =34 | Feb low F =36 | Mar low F =38 | Apr low F =41 | May low F =46 | Jun low F =50 | Jul low F =54 | Aug low F =54 | Sep low F =50 | Oct low F =44 | Nov low F =39 | Dec low F =35 | year low F =44 | Jan precipitation inch =7.53 | Feb precipitation inch =6.16 | Mar precipitation inch =5.51 | Apr precipitation inch =4.36 | May precipitation inch =3.55 | Jun precipitation inch =2.45 | Jul precipitation inch =.97 | Aug precipitation inch =1.26 | Sep precipitation inch =1.26 | Oct precipitation inch =2.36 | Nov precipitation inch =7.76 | Dec precipitation inch =8.04 | year precipitation inch =54.26 }}

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