Suplee, Oregon | |
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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]