Foss, Oregon
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Foss is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about four miles east of Mohler, near the Nehalem River.[2] Foss is the site of an important river flood gauge.[3]
Foss was named for Herbert Foss, who owned timber in the area.[4] Foss post office ran from 1928 to 1943, and Foss station on the Southern Pacific Railroad (now the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad) was established shortly after the post office.[4] Camp Nehalem (aka Camp Foss), a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp northeast of Foss, had a Foss mailing address.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Foss". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ "Nehalem River Near Foss". National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 375. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ^ "Camp Nehalem". Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties Historic Resource Survey Form. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. February 1992. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ "Image of a letter postmarked Foss, Oregon". La Posta Publications. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Foss history from VanNatta Forestry
- History of Camp Nehalem by Richard Diamond
- Image of Camp Nehalem from Oregon State University Special Collections
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Coordinates: 45°41′46″N 123°47′51″W / 45.69622°N 123.797629°W
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