Brownlee, Oregon

Brownlee is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States.[1]

John Brownlee started a ferry service that crossed the Snake River between Idaho and Oregon that became known as Brownlee's Ferry. When a railroad was built on the Oregon side of the river, the station at the ferry crossing was named Brownlee.[2] Brownlee post office ran intermittently from 1910 to 1965.[2] The portion of the tracks that ran between Homestead and Robinette and passed through Brownlee were torn up by the railway's final owners Oregon Short Line in 1934.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Brownlee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  2. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  3. ↑ "Brownlee Reservoir Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan" (PDF). p. 70.

Coordinates: 44°48′42″N 116°56′04″W / 44.811548°N 116.934333°W / 44.811548; -116.934333


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