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Black Rock is an unincorporated community and former logging camp in Polk County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about three miles west of Falls City, in the Central Oregon Coast Range on the Little Luckiamute River. [2]
The old-timers panicked, and held a vote to disincorporate. [16] Apiary: 1889 Columbia: D Currently, Apiary Road is a popular freight route for forest products moving from the Northern Oregon Coast Range to markets in Longview, Washington. [17] Ashwood: 1870 (c.) Jefferson: C [18] [19] Auburn: 1861 1903 Baker: A Site of first gold rush in ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Collier Memorial State Park is a state park in southern Oregon.The park is operated and maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.It is located on U.S. Highway 97, approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Klamath Falls and 105 miles (169 km) south of Bend.
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]
Armed with this information, the Milton Box Company of Milton, Oregon was able to outbid Mount Emily Lumber Co. by over $35,000 and subsequently received the contract. The Milton Box Company moved to Pendleton, Oregon and received pre-arranged free land from city leaders and an incentive of $10,000 cash. After many public protests and an ...