Gilchrist is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon on US 97 between Bend and Klamath Falls. Adapted from Wikipedias OR county maps by Bumm13. ... Klamath County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... United States Highway 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. ... Bend is a city located in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. ... Klamath Falls is a city located in Klamath County, Oregon. ...

Gilchrist was the last lumber company town in Oregon. 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. A company town is a town or city in which all or almost all real estate, buildings (both residential and commercial), utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697,243 (31st)  - Density 23. ...

The company was sold to Crown Pacific Partners in 1991, which subsequently fired all its employees. The town of 120 homes and other facilities were subsequently sold to residents and others around 1998, with Crown-Pacific retaining the sawmill and timberland. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The timberland and the town's sawmill, upgraded to handle smaller logs in 2000, 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. This article or section should include material from Saw mill A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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