Morning Star - Tillamook, Oregon
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TheBeanTeam
N 45° 29.072 W 123° 50.689
10T E 433978 N 5037124
This landlocked boat is a replica of the one originally used to ship cheese to Portland in the 1800's. Another ship, the Morning Star II was built specifically for the 1959 Oregon State centennial celebration but was replaced by this replica in 1992.
Waymark Code: WM74DZ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2009
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The Morning Star sits in front of the Tillamook Chees Factory Visitors Center and also featured in the Tillamook Cheese logo.
From
THE MORNING STAR OF TILLAMOOK
A History of the Tillamook® Cheese Logo (PDF File)
"Morning Star II
In celebration of Oregon’s centennial, the citizens of
Tillamook County constructed an exact replica of the
original schooner. The new Morning Star was built at
the TCCA plant site, north of Tillamook city on
Highway 101. The work was supervised by a
professional shipbuilder and assisted by volunteer labor.
Materials were donated with the main source of revenue
stemming from gifts by local organizations and the sale
of souvenir buttons.
The Morning Star II was launched in August 1959
and a 12-person crew of community members sailed the
ship to the Oregon State Centennial Exposition in
Portland with a six-ton cargo of Tillamook cheese. After
its return, the ship eventually found a permanent home
on the front lawn of the Tillamook Cheese plant.
The Morning Star II has since been replaced with
another, smaller scale replica, which can be seen at the
Tillamook County Creamery Association Visitors
Center. June 26, 1992, the replacement ship was
dedicated in front of the TCCA cheese plant.
Constructed by master shipwright Richard Miles of
Aberdeen, Wash., the ship once again proudly
proclaimed its role in the development of Tillamook
County’s stable economy and rich tradition."