Camp Sherman is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located on the Metolius River. The population consists of a few hundred year-round residents, swelling to several thousand during the summer. Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th) - Land 248,849 km² - Water 6,177 km² (2. ...
The camp, named CampSherman after General William Sherman of Civil War infamy, was built on 2000 acres of land situated between Mount Logan and Adena, the historic home of Ohio's first governor, Thomas Worthington (2).
The camp proved to be a boon for the local economy as most of the construction workers were from the Chillicothe area.
CampSherman is memorialized at the CampSherman Memorial Park on State Route 104 (1).
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