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Latimer Quilt & Textile Center

Latimer Quilt & Textile Center

One of the bigger stories of Tillamook County has been the background information on “The Latimer Quilt & Textile Center”.

Octopus Tree at Cape Meares

Octopus Tree at Cape Meares

Undoubtedly one of the most fascinating sights to the visitor or resident of Tillamook County is the legendary Octopus Tree, located in Cape Meares State Park, 9 miles west of Tillamook City.

Cape Meares Lighthouse

The Tillamook

Tillamook is a Chinook word that was used to describe a number of native groups: Tillamooks, Nehalems, Nestuccas, Salmon Rivers, and the Siletz.

Oceanside

Tillamook County

Tillamook County's greatest source of income is from forest products. One large sawmill and several shake and shingle mills are situated in the county.

Tillamook Cheese

Tillamook County Creamery Association

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a cooperative owned and operated by over 150 dairymen, nearly all of whom reside in Tillamook County. The Tillamook area has proven to be ideal for dairy farming and is home to more than 25,000 cows.

Oceanside

Tillamook Land of Many Waters

The story of Tillamook County begins on August 14, 1788 when Captain Robert Gray, an American sailing the American sloop "Lady Washington", anchored in Tillamook Bay thinking he had found the "great river of the West".