Oregon North Coast · OR

Tillamook

Dairy country, cheese and a giant blimp hangar.

Population: 5,204 (2020 census)
Incorporated: 1891
Tillamook Burn: 1933–1951

Then

1788
Captain Robert Gray anchors in Tillamook Bay, the first recorded European landing on the Oregon coast.
1862
The town is laid out. It becomes the county seat in 1873 and incorporates in 1891.
1933
The first Tillamook Burn scorches 240,000 acres in six days. More fires follow in 1939, 1945 and 1951.
WWII
Naval Air Station Tillamook flies blimp patrols. Its surviving hangar now holds the Tillamook Air Museum.

Now

The cheese factory draws more than a million visitors a year. This place covers Tillamook and Netarts bays.

5 tide stations around Tillamook

Sources

Tillamook, Oregon (Wikipedia)