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词条 Jewell, Oregon
释义

  1. History

  2. Natural history

  3. Education

  4. References

  5. External links

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| image_caption = The Jewell Hotel & Store, which burned at an unknown date. A pool hall can be seen in the distance on the left.
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| named_for = Marshall Jewell
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| area_total_km2 = 776.5
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| elevation_ft = 680
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| population_total = 994
| population_as_of = 2007
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| population_note = {{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}
| timezone1 = Pacific (PST)
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Jewell is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The logging community is located at the junction of Oregon Route 103 and Oregon Route 202, near the Nehalem River.

History

Jewell was named after Marshall Jewell, United States Postmaster General from 1874-1876. A post office was established in Jewell in 1874 and closed in 1967.[1]

Natural history

Jewell is situated near the Clatsop State Forest. Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area is a wildlife preserve near Jewell run by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is known for its Roosevelt elk.

The world's largest Bigleaf Maple, as determined by the National Register of Big Trees, with a height of 101 feet and a spread of 90 feet, is located near Jewell.[2][3]

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Education

Students from grades kindergarten through twelfth grade attend Jewell School, the only school in the Jewell School District.

References

1. ^{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. | authorlink = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur | title = Oregon Geographic Names | origyear = 1928 | edition = Seventh | year = 2003 | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | location = Portland, Oregon | isbn = 0-87595-277-1 | pages = }}
2. ^{{cite web | title = Bigleaf Maples | work = San Juan Island National Historical Park | publisher = National Park Service | url = http://www.nps.gov/archive/sajh/Bigleaf_Maple.htm | accessdate = 2006-10-14}}
3. ^{{cite web | title = Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum | work = National Register of Big Trees | publisher = American Forests | url = http://www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/register.php?details=437 | accessdate = 2006-10-14 }}

External links

  • Image of Jewell Grange hall from waymarking.com
  • Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area
  • Jewell history from VanNatta Forestry
{{Clatsop County, Oregon}}{{ClatsopCountyOR-geo-stub}}

4 : Unincorporated communities in Clatsop County, Oregon|1874 establishments in Oregon|Unincorporated communities in Oregon|Logging communities in the United States

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