Drew, Oregon

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Drew is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about six miles south of Tiller and 21 miles north of Trail on Oregon Route 227, surrounded by the Umpqua National Forest. [2]

Drew was probably named after Robert Drew, a local resident. [3] Drew post office was established in 1902 and discontinued in 1971. [3] In 1915 the community had a public school, and the nearest railroad point was 32 miles away in Riddle. [4] As of 1990 there were only a few houses. [4] Drew has a general store and a museum in the former Tison School building, built of logs in 1906. [5]

At one time Drew's economy was based primarily on logging, but in a 2006 study, the federal government identified the Milo-Tiller-Drew area as a "community of concern" because of the negative impact the Northwest Forest Plan had on it. [6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drew, Oregon
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 302. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. 1 2 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 554. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
  5. ↑ "Our Town". News-Review . October 29, 2010. p. 56. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ Daniel, Green; Charles McKetta (May 16, 2007). "Secure Rural Schools Payments Termination: Impacts on Oregon's O&C County Economies" (PDF). Oregon Department of Forestry . Retrieved December 29, 2010.

42°52′54″N122°53′58″W / 42.881789°N 122.899496°W / 42.881789; -122.899496


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