Adolph Aschoff (May 21, 1849–1930) was a homesteader in the

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in the late 19th century. He established the community of Marmot, Oregon in the western foothills of

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in the late 19th century. Most of the buildings burned down in 1931.

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Aschoff met and married Dorotea Gein in Rush County, Kansas, before moving to Oregon in 1878, where he settled in the

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area and raised and sold vegetables around town. In March 1880, Aschoff and his family went to the Marmot area, where they purchased . Aschoff built a resort known as the Aschoff Mountain Home. Aschoff was a ranger, promoted in June 1904 to supervisor, of the newly established

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. On July 4, 1931, the Mountain Home and all the surrounding buildings burned to the ground; The museum, post office, and store on the south side of the road were spared, though they no longer remain.

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