Pine Grove, Hood River County, Oregon

Pine Grove was a station on the Mount Hood Railroad and was named for a stand of timber that once existed at this locale.

[2] In 1886, German immigrant Peter Mohr planted 400 apple trees in the Pine Grove area, in what was probably the first commercial orchard in the Hood River Valley planted on dry land and relying solely on irrigation.

[3] Pine Grove was also one of the primary communities in the Hood River Valley farmed by Nikkei—Japanese migrants and their descendants.

[4] Like much of Hood River County, the economy of Pine Grove is based on agriculture, especially fruit orchards and the accompanying storage and packing facilities.

[6] Mount Hood Winery's cooperative winemaking facility is located in a former fruit-packing warehouse.