The Ghost Town of Bridal Veil
(Bridal Veil & Post Office)
Bridal Veil, A ghost town.
We can visit the nation’s 2nd Smallest Post Office, and the remnants of the old Lumber Mill town, on request, if time allows.
See pictures, Town of Bridal Veil. Schoolhouse, and lumberman.
There are dozens of ghost towns in Oregon, but one town that died decades ago, is still known all over the world.
Founded in 1886 by the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. The lumber town, included the post office, milling buildings, cemetery, church, and community center. Today, only the post office and cemetery, (each about 135 years old), remain of the town that was in operation for over 100 years.
After the turn of the century, Bridal Veil had several hundred residents.
“And it was a grand place, It had hotels and restaurants, and all those kinds of things in those days.”
“Hundreds of people worked for this mill.”
The small 10 foot by 10 foot post office (top of picture; the nation’s 2nd Smallest), is a destination for engaged couples to mail wedding invitations, due to the post office’s one-of-a kind romantic postmark.
The town was created, when the Bridal Veil Lumber Company, built a paper mill on the lower section of property. The property included residences for the mill workers, and a school house. See picture. What are left are simply foundations, remnants of a logging boom long gone!
The Bridal Veil Lumber Company stood here from 1886-1960, when Kraft, made the iconic wooden cheese boxes (From 1937 to 1960).
During WW2, ammunition boxes were made here, and in 1942 the town was intentionally burned down, to avoid sabotage by the Japanese.
Bridal Veil Cemetery: From eighteen eighty eight. Buried here are true pioneers of the timber industry, and also Mattie, George Shepperd's wife.
George was truly heartbroken at the death of his wife, at a young age of 44.
The melancholy epitaph on the grave reads, "One by one, Earth's ties are broken, as we see our love decay, and the hope, so fondly cherished, brighten, but to pass away."
The post office is not only active, but is popular.
This tiny outpost mails out more mail a year (per square foot), than any other in the nation, most of which are wedding invitations (now the sole reason for its existence).
Soon to be newlyweds can choose between 2 different post marks, interlocking hearts, or doves.
It puts a personal touch on their wedding invitations.
The remnants of the town, are located just below the post office!
In the pictures:
OUR NEXT STOP IS Wahkeena Falls
Does anyone have any questions?
Bridal Veil, A ghost town.
We can visit the nation’s 2nd Smallest Post Office, and the remnants of the old Lumber Mill town, on request, if time allows.
See pictures, Town of Bridal Veil. Schoolhouse, and lumberman.
There are dozens of ghost towns in Oregon, but one town that died decades ago, is still known all over the world.
Founded in 1886 by the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. The lumber town, included the post office, milling buildings, cemetery, church, and community center. Today, only the post office and cemetery, (each about 135 years old), remain of the town that was in operation for over 100 years.
After the turn of the century, Bridal Veil had several hundred residents.
“And it was a grand place, It had hotels and restaurants, and all those kinds of things in those days.”
“Hundreds of people worked for this mill.”
The small 10 foot by 10 foot post office (top of picture; the nation’s 2nd Smallest), is a destination for engaged couples to mail wedding invitations, due to the post office’s one-of-a kind romantic postmark.
The town was created, when the Bridal Veil Lumber Company, built a paper mill on the lower section of property. The property included residences for the mill workers, and a school house. See picture. What are left are simply foundations, remnants of a logging boom long gone!
The Bridal Veil Lumber Company stood here from 1886-1960, when Kraft, made the iconic wooden cheese boxes (From 1937 to 1960).
During WW2, ammunition boxes were made here, and in 1942 the town was intentionally burned down, to avoid sabotage by the Japanese.
Bridal Veil Cemetery: From eighteen eighty eight. Buried here are true pioneers of the timber industry, and also Mattie, George Shepperd's wife.
George was truly heartbroken at the death of his wife, at a young age of 44.
The melancholy epitaph on the grave reads, "One by one, Earth's ties are broken, as we see our love decay, and the hope, so fondly cherished, brighten, but to pass away."
The post office is not only active, but is popular.
This tiny outpost mails out more mail a year (per square foot), than any other in the nation, most of which are wedding invitations (now the sole reason for its existence).
Soon to be newlyweds can choose between 2 different post marks, interlocking hearts, or doves.
It puts a personal touch on their wedding invitations.
The remnants of the town, are located just below the post office!
In the pictures:
- The mill town of Bridal Veil with a log flume shown to the right.
- The teacher and students stand in front of Bridal Veil School in 1894.
- The crew of the Bridal Veil Lumber Company, 1885 to 1919.
OUR NEXT STOP IS Wahkeena Falls
Does anyone have any questions?
