Elsie,_Oregon

Elsie, Oregon

Elsie, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Elsie is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is located in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, west of the junction of Oregon Route 103 and U.S. Route 26 where the roads cross the Nehalem River.

Quick Facts Country, State ...

Elsie was named after Elsie Foster, who was a relative of George Gragg, the first postmaster.[2] Elsie post office was established in 1892 and closed in 1943.[2]

Camp 18 is a restaurant and logging museum in Elsie.[3] The restaurant is built in the style of a log cabin, using local timber.[3] The building includes an 85-foot ridge pole and front doors that weigh 500 pounds each.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elsie, Oregon
  2. [2]
    McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 328. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. [3]
    Camp 18 Logging Museum & Restaurant History

Media related to Elsie, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Clatsop County, Oregon state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Elsie,_Oregon, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.