Suplee is an unincorporated historic community in eastern Crook County,

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, near the Crook- Grant county line. The Suplee area was settled by people of French and

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descent from the

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area in Marion County, including the great-granddaughter of

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. When Suplee post office was established in 1894, resident Charles Dorling suggested the name " Suplee," his mother's maiden name. Originally in Grant County, the office was moved west to Crook County in 1902. The post office ran intermittently, closing for good in 1943, with mail to Paulina. As of 1972, author

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said there was nothing left at the old townsite, although there were still a few ranch buildings in the area. At one time there was a Suplee School (). Suplee (DeLore) Cemetery is listed by the

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as a historic cemetery. The area is known for having the oldest

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s in the state. The geologic area of the Suplee Formation is often referred to as the Suplee- Izee area.

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Image of Suplee School before collapse
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Image of Suplee School after collapse
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