Lees Camp (also Lee's Camp) is an

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, United States. It is along

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about northeast of

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at the confluence of the Wilson River and North Fork Wilson River, surrounded by the

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. It is near the summit of the

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. Lees Camp was established by Rex Lee, who in 1939 bought of land on the Wilson River near the mouth of the North Fork from the Reeher family. Lee developed the place as a tourist and sportsmen's camp called Lee's Wilson River Camp. In 1947, a post office with the name Lee's Camp was established. It was nearly in the same location as an earlier post office named Wilson, which ran from 1896 to 1917, with mail to Gales Creek. Wilson post office served the Glenora station of the

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. The name Glenora was unacceptable to the

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for the name of the post office because of possible confusion with places such as Glenwood and

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. Lee's Camp post office closed in 1977; the community is now served by the Tillamook post office. The Lees Camp Store, founded in the 1930s, serves as a travelers' landmark and focal point for area residents. As of October 2010, Lees Camp holds the record for most rainfall in 24 hours in Oregon: on November 6, 2006. As of 1956, Glenora held the previous state 24-hour rainfall record of on December 21, 1915.

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Images of Lees Camp
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TripCheck road cam at Lees Camp
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History of Glenora weather station
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