Dee, Oregon

The unincorporated community of Dee is located on the west fork of the Hood River, in Hood River County on the Northeast slopes of Mt. Hood. Travelers pass through Dee en route to Lost Lake.

Dee was named for Thomas D. Dee, business associate of the late David C. Eccles and a stockholder in the Oregon Lumber Company. The name was used when the lumber company mill was built at Dee in 1906. Judge Dee died in 1905.
-- Source: Oregon Geographic Names, Sixth Edition, 1992, Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon Historical Society Press, ISBN O-87595-237-2.

Built along the lumber company's Mount Hood Railroad, Dee appeared in Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the "Backdoor Community" because all the houses faced the tracks, not the street. In the 1950's, the town was dismantled. But today, the entire surrounding area is called "Dee."
Source: Hood River Chamber of Commerce

Community of Dee
541-354-1820
5235 Lost Lake Road
Hood River, OR 97031

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