Brownlee, Oregon
| Brownlee, Oregon | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Brownlee, Oregon  Brownlee, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′42″N 116°56′04″W / 44.81167°N 116.93444°WCoordinates: 44°48′42″N 116°56′04″W / 44.81167°N 116.93444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Elevation | 2,264 ft (690 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1133435[1] |
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]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Brownlee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ↑ "Brownlee Reservoir Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan" (PDF). p. 70.
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