"Built up around the site of the Beaver Lumber Company in 1905, this town was once known as Danby's Landing. When the mill was built, the name was changed. When the mill was built, the name was changed, supposedly because the mill used a large quantity of what was known as 'Prescott machinery.' Other sources disagree, asserting that the town was named for its founder. Although unincorporated, Prescott boasted a two-room school. Its most obvious present at present is a day park with a sandy waterfront beach."

Jonathan, Old Highway 30 and Little Jack Falls, Wild Columbia County, December 20, 2020

Before the roads came, newcomers traveling by boat and wagon built a small mill on the banks of the Columbia River between Goble and Rainier. A community formed around the mill employees. By 1898 a railroad was completed, connecting the little town to both Portland and Astoria. In 1907 the Beaver Lumber Company built a larger mill at the site, soon employing over 300 men, and the town grew. It was renamed “Prescott” and came to have a post office and a school.

The prosperity of the region did not last. In 1945 the mill was closed down and the employees left. … The city of Prescott shrunk to its current size of 50 residents; forest reclaimed the old highway. No longer a destination stop, most modern-day travelers passing by are unaware a town exists there at all.

Links

ColumbiaRiverImages.com: Prescott Beach, Oregon

Includes ... Prescott ... Prescott Beach ... Prescott Beach County Park ... Prescott Point ... Carr Slough ... Missoula Floods ... Campsite of November 5, 1805 ...

http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/prescott_beach.html

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