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	Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
		Tillamook Rock is located just off of Tillamook Head, between Cannon Beach and Seaside.
		Congress appropriated $50,000 for a lighthouse on Tillamook Head in 1878.
		In September 1879, a crew was sent to Tillamook Rock to perform a complete survey.
	www.rudyalicelighthouse.net /NWLts/Tillamk/Tillamk.htm (1170 words)

	U.S. Geological Survey, National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise: Preliminary Results for the ...
		Whereas at Tillamook Head the coastal slope is very steep, the slope decreases at the Columbia River entrance and along the beaches to the north.
		Similarly, the geomorphology at Tillamook Head -- cliffs and rocky headlands -- is ranked as low vulnerability, whereas to the north the sandy beaches of Long Beach and Grays Harbor are ranked as high and very high vulnerability, respectively (Figure 6).
		Tillamook Head is stable (neither eroding nor accreting more than 1.0 m/year); to the north, the erosion rate data indicates both rapidly eroding and accreting coastlines are present around the Columbia River mouth (Figure 7).
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/2000/of00-178/pages/till.html (320 words)

	Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, Oregon at Lighthousefriends.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		One mile west of Tillamook Head, a rock rises from the ocean.
		Originally, it was hoped that a lighthouse could be built at Tillamook Head, a 1,000 foot high headland 20 miles south of the Columbia River.
		Tillamook Rock and Lighthouse are closed to the public.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=135 (1480 words)

	Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
		In 1881, with Tillamook Rock Lighthouse’s construction completed, the revolving first order Fresnel lens was lit for the first time by the Principal Keeper, Albert Roeder.
		Tillamook Rock Lighthouse is not open to the public.
		Tillamook Lighthouse is privately owned and operated as a Columbarium.
	www.discoveroregonlighthouses.com /tillamook.html (601 words)

	USCG Station Tillamook Bay
		Station Tillamook Bay, the southern-most Station in Group Astoria, is located in northern Oregon in the town of Garibaldi.
		Tillamook Bay, home to a moderate size fishing fleet, has a tricky entrance bar that breaks quite frequently.
		Tillamook Head on Oregon coast south to Cape Kiwanda.
	www.uscg.mil /d13/units/gruastoria/tb.htm (139 words)

	The Tillamook Lighthouse (Terrible Tilly), Tillamook, Oregon
		Twenty miles south of the entrance to the Columbia River, Tillamook Head towers above the often restless waters of the wide Pacific.
		And since Tillamook Head's sheer ocean face made it impractical to locate anything on it, attention focused on nearby Tillamook Rock.
		Otherwise Tillamook Rock, which is overseen by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has returned to being like it was before the lighthouse was built.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /buildings/lighthouses/tillamook/info/info.htm (918 words)

	Tillamook Oregon, tillamook oregon hotel motel, Tillamook light house, museum, attractions
		Tillamook is a unique destination on Hwy 101, situated amid ancient forests and green pastures.
		The Port of Tillamook Bay is home to the Blimp Hangar museum and Oregon Coast Explorer Scenic Railroad.
		Tillamook County Museum Established in 1935, the museum houses a quilt room, doll and toy room, sheriff's vault, Victorian parlor, Tillamook Indian artifacts, stagecoach, flsmith's shop, steam logging donkey and much more.
	www.pacific101.com /oregon/Tillamook/Tillamook.htm (407 words)

	Tillamook Head and Cove
		Tillamook Head is the northernmost headland on the Oregon coast.
		A beautiful hiking trail starts from the north side of Tillamook Head and winds across Tillamook Head to Indian Beach and Ecola State Park as it follows Lewis and Clark’s 1806 coastal exploration route.
		The rotating beacon of the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse was lit from 1881 to 1957.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/2143/places/37974 (240 words)

	Netarts Bay, Oregon - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		William Clark was the first white man of record to visit Tillamook Head, giving it the name “Killamuch” and observed the processing of flesh of a 105ft whale, which had washed up, on the beach.
		The third road the, Benscheidt Road, was a short cut between the original South Parry Road and the Tillamook River Road, beginning at the Tillamook River ferry and ending at the summit.
		In 1964 the Coast Guard leased the lighthouse to Tillamook County.
	gisweb.co.tillamook.or.us /tcwrc/councils/netarts/html/history.html (2832 words)

	The City of Tillamook, OR and surrounding Area on northwestplaces.com
		The weather at Tillamook is typical of the coast region.
		The Tillamook Chamber of Commerce is located at the south end of the Tillamook Cheese parking lot and even if they are closed they have a lot of information available in the display rack on their porch.
		Tillamook Cheese Factory – This very busy tourist attraction has something for everyone from ice cream cones to displays on the dairy industry and watching cheese being packaged on modern packaging lines.
	www.northwestplaces.com /trips101/Asto0006.htm (536 words)

	Tillamook Chamber of Commerce \| Area Attractions
		The Tillamook Forest Center is a new educational and recreational resource 20 minutes east of Tillamook in the heart of the Tillamook State Forest.
		Heading south you will encounter the turnoff to Oceanside, a small coastal village that is a popular stopping place with vacationers.
		Tillamook County bays and ocean beaches have the largest area of clam beds of any Oregon county.
	www.tillamookchamber.org /attractions.htm (1812 words)

	Coastal Oregon Native Americans
		"The Tillamook and closely related bands, Nehalem and Nestucca, lived around the Nehalem and Salmon Rivers in present Tillamook County, Oregon, and were the largest Coast Salish group south of the Columbia.
		The Indian population of the county was estimated at 2,200 in 1806 and by 1849 had dwindled to 200.
		1400's: Tillamook, or Killamook, Indians inhabited a large area between Nehalem and the Salmon River and from the crest of the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean, with their main village near the mouth of the Kilchis River.
	www.chenowith.k12.or.us /tech/subject/social/natam_or/coastal.html (1625 words)

	Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon - Places to Visit
		Tillamook is the heart of the county, with many events and festivals.
		Tillamook Bay is home to many types of wildlife and is an important bay to nearby Tillamook.
		Tillamook Head and Cove is known for its excellent habitat for deer and elk, its trees, and the lighthouse.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/2143/places/index.html?page=4 (255 words)

	Tillamook Head - null, WA, null - Citysearch
		Tillamook Head - null, WA, null - Citysearch
		The Tillamook Head National Recreation Trail, which runs 6.9 miles from Ecola State Park north to Sunset Boulevard at the south end of Seaside, is quintessential Oregon Coast: views of the roiling Pacific foaming over jagged, rocky headlands, with a pinch of salty breeze and a hint of history accompanying every step.
		Continue another mile to an old hiker's camp, and just to the west, an abandoned bunker and viewpoint atop Tillamook Head, where views are sublime.
	www.citysearch.com /profile/11349106 (892 words)

	Tillamook Head - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tillamook Head (455630 N, 1235720 W) is a high promontory on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States.
		The promontory forms a steep rocky bluff on the ocean, approximately 1,200 ft (366 m) high, forested with Sitka Spruce.
		The promontory is named after the Tillamook, a Chinook-speaking tribe of Native Americans that inhabited the coast south of the promontory in the 19th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tillamook_Head (154 words)

	Tillamook Co Maps & History
		Tillamook County was created December 15, 1853, by the Territorial Legislature.(Special Laws of 1853-4).
		Possibly instead of the southern, the northern boundary of Polk County was intended, for the latter is the southern boundary of Yamhill County, and Polk County is not otherwise mentioned as having a portion of it included in Tillamook Coutny.
		Tillamook County is now bounded: on the north by Clatsop County: on the east by Washington and Yamhill Counties, and by a small portion of Columbia County; on the south by Lincoln Coutny; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ortillam/htm/maps_history/history.htm (673 words)

	Tillamook Head Lighthouse. A landmark of the Seaside & Cannon Beach coastal areas reminding us of the dangers of the ...
		The Tillamook Head Lighthouse is located 1-1/4 miles off Tillamook Head (Hiking Trail).
		Constructed in 1881, it served as a beacon warning for the mouth of the Columbia River until it was decommissioned in 1957.
		Tillamook Head Lighthouse is located on the North Oregon Coast and can be seen from the coastal towns of Seaside & Cannon Beach.
	www.oregon-coastdirectory.com /lighthou/tillamook/tillamook.htm (103 words)

	Hiking - Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center
		Indian Beach is the start of the Tillamook Head trail.
		Tillamook Head trail - 6 miles each way, beginning at either Seaside or Indian beach.
		The Tillamook Head trail traverses a cape jutting out into the sea between Seaside and Cannon Beach near Ecola State park.
	www.cbcc.net /hiking.htm (400 words)

	Oregon Hikes - Tillamook Head
		The farthest point reached by the Lewis and Clark expedition was not at the mouth of the Columbia River, but rather 20 miles south at Tillamook Head, where they went hiking in search of whale blubber.
		A mile to sea is Tillamook Rock, a bleak island with a lighthouse that operated from 1881 to 1957.
		Geology: Tillamook Head is a tilted remnant of a massive, 15-million-year-old Columbia River basalt flow.
	www.oregon.com /hiking/tillamook_head.cfm (607 words)

	Beach Connection's Oregon Coast: Cannon Beach (Ecola State Park/Tillamook Head Lighthouse)
		Viewpoints of Ecola State Park: Tillamook Head Lighthouse
		For generations, the Tillamook Head Lighthouse has captured the imaginations of visitors to Seaside and Cannon Beach, sitting a distant one mile away and remaining a mystery because it's the only Oregon lighthouse not accessible by walking up to it.
		Crews had to endure insane tidal and wind conditions as the waves slammed against the relatively small area.
	www.beachconnection.net /vtour_cb10.htm (237 words)

	General History of the Town of Netarts: Tillamook County, Oregon Coast
		William Clark was the first white man of record to visit Tillamook Head, giving it the name "Killamuch," and observed the processing of flesh of a 105 ft. whale, which had washed up on the beach.
		The third road, the Benscheidt Road, was a short-cut between the original South Prarie Road and the Tillamook River Road, beginning at the Tillamook River Ferry and ending at the summit.
		No portion of The General History Of The Town Of Netarts, Tillamook County Oregon, may be reproduced without the expressed permission of the Netarts Steering Committee.
	www.oregoncoast.com /Netarts/Nhistry1.htm (2719 words)

	Tillamook Rock Lighthouse - Oregon Coast Lighthouses (light house)
		Because of the violent waters around Tillamook Rock, these men would often be stuck for months at a time without their scheduled provisions.
		This lighthouse is now a "cemetery at sea." It is designed to hold more than a half-million urns of human ashes, and is privately owned.
		Tillamook Rock Lighthouse is not open to the public but can be viewed from Ecola State Park.
	nwcoast.com /lighthouses/oregon/tillamookrock.asp (436 words)

	SeasideSouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This book then goes on to describe Tillamook Head as having an altitude of 1261 feet and that there is a cove at the base called Death Trap Cove, which has caused several deaths.
		Knowing where Tillamook Head is, is important, since it is commonly set as the northern or southern fishing boundary for salmon, when there is a salmon season.
		In order to drive to the south side of Tillamook Head, there are a couple of roads leading off Hwy 101, but neither of them look promising.
	members.aol.com /Fishfishtr/seasidenehalembay.html (3329 words)

	Oregon’s Sentinels: Lighthouse Tour of the Oregon Coast - Oregon Coast Visitors Association - OCVA
		Tillamook Rock Lighthouse Located 1.2 miles seaward off Tillamook Head south of Seaside Tillamook Rock Lighthouse stands 133 feet above sea level with 62-foot-high tower on basalt rock islet.
		Located 10 miles west of Tillamook and the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway, Cape Meares Lighthouse can be viewed from the Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint.
		Just 12 miles north of Florence, Heceta Head Lighthouse is located on the west side of the 1,000-foot-high Heceta Head and stands 205 feet above the ocean.
	www.visittheoregoncoast.com /home.cfm?dir_cat=10077 (1384 words)

	Salmon University Tillamook Bay fishing
		Two things set Tillamook Bay apart from other bays: The fact that it is the largest estuary on the coast, and the productivity of its tributaries: the Miami, Kilchis, Wilson, Trask and Tillamook.
		With fall Chinook runs often in excess of 30,000 spawners, Tillamook Bay is truly one of the best opportunities on the coast to boat a fifty-pounder.
		Tillamook Bay challenges the angler with a wide variety of conditions - ranging from open ocean fishing outside the jaws of the bay to narrow river channels sometimes no deeper than four feet!
	www.salmonuniversity.com /ore_tmb.html (1130 words)

	Oregon History Project
		Standing at the top of Tillamook Head, Clark described the view in every direction, noting the natural features of the landscape as well as the Indian villages that could be seen.
		The Tillamook were a group of related Salishan-speaking communities on the central and northern Oregon coast.
		Clark’s account suggests that the Tillamook had plans to trade some of the whale parts for wapato, a potato-like food that was the specialty of the Multnomah and other Chinookan groups in the vicinity of present-day Portland and Vancouver.
	www.ohs.org /education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=002EBF61-BA55-44CD-1219F40809B869E9 (410 words)

	Tillamook. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
		Tillamook co., NW Oregon, on Tillamook R. at mouth of Trask R., near head of Tillamook Bay, 4 mi/6.4 km E of Pacific Ocean, 55 mi/89 km W of Portland; 45°27'N 123°50'W. Dairy center (cheese).
		Forest to S; Cape Meares State Park and Lighthouse to W. Site of Tillamook County Historical Mus.
		Originally known as Lincoln, then Hoquarton, and finally (1885) Tillamook.
	www.bartleby.com /69/71/T03971.html (123 words)

	Microtel Inn & Suites :: Seaside, OR :: Wildlife & Nature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		For those wishing to explore Tillamook Head, but not ready for the full 6 mile trek described above, there is the shorter Clatsop Loop Trail.
		This large area between the Necanicum River and Tillamook Head is known as Circle Creek.
		From the coastal rainforest atop Tillamook Head to the Necanicum Estuary and the coastal shoreline, there are numerous wildlife viewing opportunities.
	www.microtelseaside.com /nature.htm (3126 words)

	OregonLive.com: Travel
		Head west from Tillamook and do Netarts, then drive around Cape Meares, up the old river channel back to the Netarts/Tillamook highway.
		And don't head home without driving U.S. 101 to the Miami River marsh near Garibaldi for ducks and shorebirds and the rocks at the bay entrance for harlequin ducks, pelicans and guillemots.
		For inland scenery with a whiff of salt air, hike Saddle Mountain in Clatsop County, Mount Hebo in Tillamook County and the Grassy Knob Wilderness Area in Curry County.
	www.oregonlive.com /travel/index.ssf?/travel/coast/yurt.frame (1218 words)

	Executive Summary
		On September 27, 1999, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners appointed 20 members to the Tillamook County Comprehensive Strategy Planning Team.
		Appointees were chosen based upon their commitment to the process, their professional expertise, and their ability to influence public and agency policy.
		As work progressed, additional Planning Team members were added to expand the group's expertise and to assure that the Team was representative of the community.
	www.co.tillamook.or.us /GOV/CCF/Pages/ExecutiveSum3.htm (341 words)

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