Suplee, Oregon
Suplee, Oregon | |
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_(croDA0198).jpg) Former Suplee School | |
  Suplee Location within the state of Oregon  Suplee Suplee (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°4′10″N 119°40′36″W / 44.06944°N 119.67667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Crook |
| Elevation | 4,564 ft (1,391 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1150695[1] |
Suplee is an unincorporated historic community in eastern Crook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It was located about 18 miles (29 km) east of Paulina, near the Crook-Grant county line.[2][3] The Suplee area was settled by people of French and Métis descent from the French Prairie area in Marion County, including the great-granddaughter of Étienne Lucier.[4]
When Suplee post office was established in 1894, resident Charles Dorling suggested the name "Suplee," his mother's maiden name.[5] Originally in Grant County, the office was moved 3 miles (4.8 km) west to Crook County in 1902.[3] The post office ran intermittently, closing for good in 1943, with mail to Paulina.[3][5]
As of 1972, author Ralph Friedman said there was nothing left at the old townsite, although there were still a few ranch buildings in the area.[6]
At one time there was a Suplee School (44°01′28″N 119°39′59″W / 44.0244°N 119.6665°W). Suplee (DeLore) Cemetery is listed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a historic cemetery.[7][8]
The area is known for having the oldest sedimentary rocks in the state.[9] The geologic area of the Suplee Formation is often referred to as the Suplee-Izee area.[10]
Further reading[edit]
- "Peter Delore". An Illustrated History of Central Oregon: Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath Counties. Western Historical Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 791–792.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Suplee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b c Helbock, Richard W. (April 1980). "Nineteenth Century Post Offices of Grant County, Oregon" (PDF). La Posta: The Journal of American Postal History. XI (2): 16. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Lent, Steve (August 1, 2020). "Suplee Pioneer Has Strong Family Heritage in Oregon". Central Oregonian. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 925. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1972). Oregon for the Curious. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
- ^ "Historic Cemeteries in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. February 9, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Historic Cemeteries Program". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ The Terrane Puzzle:New Perspectives on Paleontology and Stratigraphy from the North American Cordillera. Geological Society of America. 2008. p. 101. ISBN 9780813724423.
- ^ "Pre-Cenozoic History of Suplee-Izee District, Oregon: Implications for Geosynclinal Theory". Geological Society of America. 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Images of Suplee from Flickr
- Image of Suplee School before collapse from Flickr
- Image of Suplee School after collapse
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