Lees Camp, Oregon
Lees Camp (also Lee's Camp) is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on Oregon Route 6 about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). northeast of Tillamook at the confluence of the Wilson River and North Fork Wilson River, surrounded by the Tillamook State Forest.[2] It is near the summit of the Northern Oregon Coast Range.[3]
Lees Camp was established by Rex Lee, who in 1939 bought Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). of land on the Wilson River near the mouth of the North Fork from the Reeher family.[3] Lee developed the place as a tourist and sportsmen's camp called Lee's Wilson River Camp.[3] In 1947, a post office with the name Lee's Camp was established.[3] It was nearly in the same location as an earlier post office named Wilson, which ran from 1896 to 1917, with mail to Gales Creek.[3] Wilson post office served the Glenora station of the United States Weather Bureau.[3] The name Glenora was unacceptable to the Post Office Department for the name of the post office because of possible confusion with places such as Glenwood and Glendale.[3] Lee's Camp post office closed in 1977;[3] the community is now served by the Tillamook post office.
The Lees Camp Store, founded in the 1930s, serves as a travelers' landmark and focal point for area residents.[4]
As of October 2010, Lees Camp holds the record for most rainfall in 24 hours in Oregon: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). on November 6, 2006.[5] As of 1956, Glenora held the previous state 24-hour rainfall record of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). on December 21, 1915.[6]
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External links
- Images of Lees Camp from Flickr
- TripCheck road cam at Lees Camp from Oregon Department of Transportation
- History of Glenora weather station from the Tillamook Forest Center
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