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
- ^ "Drew". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 554. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- ^ "Our Town". News-Review. October 29, 2010. p. 56. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ 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.
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