CAMP 18 LOGGERS' MEMORIAL
ELSIE, OREGON

The Memorial entrance is framed by a giant log grapple hook (donated by Crown Zellerbach/Hancock Timber)
that was used at a log dump in Cathlamet, Washington.

Thanks to a long list of generous in-kind and financial sponsors starting with Gordon Smith, the owner of Camp 18, the Loggers’ Memorial at the Camp 18 Restaurant and Logging Museum is mostly completed and now open. Project coordinator Mark Standley donated many hours of his own time to push the Memorial through to completion and the result is stunning.

For a complete list of those who contributed to the project, click here.

Housed in a purpose-built structure on the Camp 18 Museum property, the memorial is just a stone’s throw from the restaurant. The Memorial is in a beautiful setting befitting those whose dedication to our forests, and the raw materials needed by a growing populace, will forever be enshrined. This is an opportunity for families and friends to memorialize individuals from the past, present or in the future who’ve made logging their work, their passion or their life.

Artist Steve Parks of Parks Bronze, Enterprise, OR, 541-426-4595 ( www.parksbronze.com ) was commissioned to craft the bronze statue, depicting a logger at work felling a tree, as the centerpiece for the Memorial. The bronze was unveiled at the dedication ceremony August 30, 2009. Viewer comments during the dedication were overwhelmingly positive.

Flanking the statue are four huge slabs of Douglas Fir lumber. These slabs are the display locations for the bronze plaques that commemorate those who worked in the woods or the wood products industry. The overhead light fixtures are locally hand crafted from old-style “tin hat” metal safety helmets, and featured on the walls are a few displays of hardware and other logging memorabilia.

The Memorial building is generally open from Thursday through Sunday from 10 am – 4 pm,
pending availability of an on-site volunteer. If you’re there during off hours and the doors are locked,
a sign on the door directs you “If closed, go to the gift shop” and they’ll arrange for you to see the facility.

MORE LOGGING MEMORIAL PHOTOS:
(Photos by Jeff Johnston)

A classy bronze statue depicting a logger hard at work is the centerpiece of the Memorial building.
The statue was done by Parks Bronze of Enterprise, Oregon.

Four Giant Douglas Fir slabs are poised to display the bronze memorial plaques.

Each cast-bronze memorial plaque measures 3 x 8 inches and can accommodate four lines of text.

The Memorial also includes some memorabilia associated with some of the people whose names are on display.
Limited wall space inside the building restricts how much of this type of material can be included.

Help Support the Camp 18 Logging Museum & Loggers' Memorial
With Our All New Camp 18 Logging Museum Licence Plate Frames!

New! Promotional license plate frames for the Camp 18 Logging Museum and Loggers' Memorial. These plastic frames are designed to bolt directly to your license plate and permit full legal visibility of the lower-corner date tags. Your purchase of these frames helps support the ongoing historic artifact and display recreation activities at the Camp 18 Logging Museum and Loggers' Memorial in Elsie, Oregon. The frames are available in the gift shop at Camp 18, or you can purchase them online for $10 per set, at TrainVideosAndParts.com.

CONTRIBUTORS

Following is a list of contributors whose generosity helped make the Loggers’ Memorial a reality. Although we tried to make this list as complete and accurate as possible, there will be misspellings and omissions. Please e-mail us with any additions or corrections.