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The town was founded in 1938 by
the family-owned Gilchrist Timber Company, which
moved there from Mississippi in search of lumber
and lower taxes. The family moved their operations
to central Oregon, where they eventually acquired
over 100,000 acres of timber land in Deschutes,
Lake, and Klamath counties.
The Gilchrist mill was built in 1938, complete
with company town housing for about 500 residents.
The town and the central shopping mall were built
with aesthetics in mind. The Little Deschutes
River was dammed to create a large mill pond. All
the Houses were painted with a uniform brown
color. The attractive setting, large lawns, tennis
courts, and giant ponderosa pines made the town
setting a resort-like atmosphere.
In 1991 the Gilchrist Timber Company was sold to
Crown Pacific Partners, which subsequently fired
all its employees. The 120 homes and other
facilities in the town were sold to residents and
others around 1998, with Crown Pacific holding
onto sawmill and timberland. The company upgraded
to handle smaller logs in 2000, which were among
the last remaining assets of Crown Pacific, which
declared bankruptcy in 2003 and was taken over by
creditors at the end of 2004, and again bought by
Canadian company Interfor Pacific in 2006.
Crescent many small towns in Oregon, was born as a
Railroad Town which still has its presence with
trains passing through daily. There are local
resorts, real estate, dining, entertainment,
shopping and more.
Crescent Lake is nine miles from Willamette Pass
Ski Area, boasts of six months of epic
snowmobiling, we have world-class fishing on
Crescent and Odell Lake for Mackinaw and Kokanee,
the Pacific Crest Trail Heads are ten minutes away
for backpacking and fishing, you can launch your
ski boat in 10 minutes, and mountain bike forever.
General Information for Crescent:
Latitude: 43.437958 Longitude: -121.73063
Population: 751 Density: 37.66
(people per square land mile)
Housing Units: 395
Land Area: 19.41 sq. mi. Water Area: 0 sq.
mi.
We will be adding more info about Crescent soon.
If you would like to add some- see our form below.
There are plenty of sights and activities in our
neck of the woods. For those of you not familiar
with North Klamath County there are wide open
spaces, breathtaking views and an abundance of
rivers and lakes. Numerous protected wilderness
areas with giant ponderosa pines spring up
continually. Enjoy our clean air, clear water, and
a host of activities available for the outdoor
enthusiast: snowmobiling, hiking, riding, fishing,
hunting, skiing, and dog sled racing.
Area Info & Utilities:
Cascade Natural Gas: 888-522-1130
Midstate Electric Cooperative, Inc: 800-722-7219
Crescent Water Association: 541-433-2989
Gilchrist Water Co: 541-433-2610
Wilderness Garbage and Recycling: 541-536-1194
Century Tel: Local phone and DSL High Speed
Internet: 800-201-4102
USFS Ranger Stations and Fire Protection
Districts:
Crescent Ranger Dist USFS: 541-433-3200
Chemult Ranger Dist USFS: 541-365-7000
Crescent Rural Fire Protection Dist: 541-433-2466
Chemult Rural Fire Protection Dist: 541-365-2255
Walker Range Fire Patrol Assn.: 541-433-2451
Red Cross: Klamath Falls, 541-884-4126, Regional
Office 541-779-3773
Schools:
Gilchrist Elementary: 541-433-9403
Gilchrist High School: 541-433-2295
Police:
Oregon State Police Gilchrist Outpost:
541-433-2620
Sheriff Substation North Klamath County:
541-433-2010
Post Offices:
Gilchrist: 541-433-9360
Crescent: 541-433-2238
Chemult: 541-365-4411
Libraries:
Klamath County:
Gilchrist Branch: 541-433-9867
Chemult Branch: 541-365-2412
Churches:
Gilchrist: Gilchrist United Methodist 541-433-2682
Gilchrist: Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
541-433-2682
Crescent: Crescent Baptist Church 541-433-9342
Crescent: Ponderosa Christian Fellowship
541-433-2495
Chemult: Our Church 541-365-0940
Amtrak Station, Chemult: 800-872-7245 |
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