Brownlee, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

44°48′42″N 116°56′04″W / 44.81167°N 116.93444°W / 44.81167; -116.93444CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyBakerElevation

2,264 ft (690 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)Area code(s)458 and 541GNIS feature ID1133435^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Brownlee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ ^a ^b 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.^{[permanent dead link]}