Wyeth is anunincorporated locale inHood River County,Oregon,United States.[1] It is the site of a campground area in theColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area offInterstate 84 (I-84).
It was a railway station and had a post office between 1901 and 1936.[2] It was named after explorerNathaniel J. Wyeth, builder of Fort Hall (today'sPocatello, Idaho) and theFort William trading post onSauvie Island.[2] The area is now home to theWyeth State Recreation Area.[3][4]
Wyeth is located 51 miles east ofPortland 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 aCivilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the 1930s. In the 1940s, it was the site of Camp 21, aCivilian Public Service camp forConscientious Objectors that took over the abandoned CCC facility duringWorld War II.[4][5][6] Residents of the camp included architectKemper Nomland, actorLew Ayres, politicianGeorge Brown, Jr., and actor, director and playwrightKermit Sheets.
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