Latourell, Oregon

Latourell is an unincorporated community located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, on the Historic Columbia River Highway about eight miles (13 km) east of Troutdale and 5.5 miles (9 km) west of Multnomah Falls.

[3] Latourell owned a mercantile and a fish wheel, and he was a boatman on the Columbia River.

The first post office in the area was called Rooster Rock after the natural feature; it was established in May 1876.

[3] The Latourells had eight children and were known to Portlanders who visited by steamboat to sing, dance, dine and listen while the family played musical instruments.

At its height, Latourell was a working timber town and had five saloons and a well-known brass band.

Multnomah County map