Elsie is an

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, United States. It is located in the

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, west of the

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of Oregon Route 103 and

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where the roads cross the

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. Elsie was named after Elsie Foster, who was a relative of George Gragg, the first postmaster. Elsie post office was established in 1892 and closed in 1943. Camp 18 is a restaurant and logging museum in Elsie.Camp 18 Logging Museum & Restaurant History
/ref> The restaurant is built in the style of a log cabin, using local timber. The building includes an 85-foot ridge pole and front doors that weigh 500 pounds each.

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External links

* Photo of the confluence of West and East Humbug creeks at Elsie by Ian Sane
Elsie history
from VanNatta Brothers Logging
Article about Camp 18
from ''Via'', the

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