Wyeth is an unincorporated locale in Hood River County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is the site of a campground area in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area off Interstate 84 (I-84).
It was a railway station and had a post office between 1901 and 1936.[2] It was named after explorer Nathaniel J. Wyeth, builder of Fort Hall (today's Pocatello, Idaho) and the Fort William trading postonSauvie Island.[2] The area is now home to the Wyeth State Recreation Area.[3][4]
Wyeth is located 51 miles east of Portland at exit #51 of I-84, and 1/4 mile west on Herman Creek Road. It is a trailhead for Wyeth Trail #411, the Gorge Trail #400, and Gorton Creek Falls.[4]
Wyeth was an early settlement site. It became the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the 1930s. In the 1940s, it was the site of Camp 21, a Civilian Public Service camp for Conscientious Objectors that took over the abandoned CCC facility during World War II.[4][5][6] Residents of the camp included architect Kemper Nomland, actor Lew Ayres, politician George Brown, Jr., and actor, director and playwright Kermit Sheets.
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