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The former George T. Gerlinger State Forest is nearby—it is now the site of a popular mountain biking area managed jointly by the Black Rock Mountain Bike Association and the Oregon Department of Forestry. [8] [9] The Black Rock trails are the first sanctioned freeride area in the state. [10]
A gold mining town 4 miles east of Takilma in the Illinois River Valley. [12] Alma: 1880s Unknown Lane: A It was the location of a work camp for the county Department of Corrections in Lane County until 2008. [13] Andrews: 1880 1996 Harney: C When it burned down in 1996, the community became a ghost town. [14] Anlauf: 1901 1946 Douglas: D ...
The revival of a ghost town has unearthed the history of Black loggers who worked in Oregon when it was illegal for them to even live in the state. 100 years later, revival of ghost town tells ...
About a one-half-mile (800 m) up Idiot Creek was a logging camp called Ryan's Camp, which was part of the salvage operations following the Tillamook Burn. Since the spot was so remote, it was said that only an idiot would work there, so the camp was popularly known as Idiotville. The name was eventually applied to the stream. [2]
The Crown Zellerbach trail is a conversion of old logging roads (themselves a conversion from old railroad way) to a trail for mountain biking, hiking, and horseback riding. This trail extends over 20 miles (32 km) Vernonia to Scappoose. [20] In 2023 the trail was designated as a National Recreation Trail to be included in the National Trail ...
A logging camp was established in the area and named Culp Creek Camp, so when a new post office was set up in 1925, it was named Culp Creek after the camp. [4] The community's economy was long driven by the logging industry, including the Bohemia, Inc. sawmill that ran from 1959 until about 1990, just across the river.
Shevlin was an unincorporated community in Deschutes and Klamath counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It consisted of a collection of logging camp buildings that were moved from place to place on rail cars as logging progressed. [2] The loggers worked for the Shevlin–Hixon Company. [2]
Earlier in the 20th century, Mist had a logging camp next to a railroad used by the Kerry Timber and Logging Company. The remains of the camp were discovered in 2008 and 2009. [2] Though still important in terms of logging, the population today is sparse, and there is no longer a railroad. [citation needed]