Finn Rock, Oregon

Finn Rock is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 and the McKenzie River, between the communities of Nimrod and Blue River, in the Willamette National Forest.

Finn Rock, once a logging community, is named after an unusual rock formation on Route 126 near the mouth of Finn Creek.cite news
last =
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title = Where to dine that's down by the river
work = The Register-Guard
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date = August 8 2006
url =http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/08/18/3.tk.bestofdecks.0818.p1.php?section=bestof
accessdate = 2007-05-06 ] cite book
last = McArthur
first = Lewis A.
authorlink = Lewis A. McArthur
coauthors = Lewis L. McArthur
title = Oregon Geographic Names
origyear = 1928
edition = Seventh Edition
year = 2003
publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press
location = Portland, Oregon
id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1
pages = 353] Although the rock resembles a shark's fin, the rock was named for Benjamin Franklin Finn, an early settler of the area.cite book
last = Western Literature Association
first =
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title = A Literary History of the American West (full text)
publisher = Texas Christian University Press
date = 1987
location = Fort Worth
pages =
url = http://www.prs.tcu.edu/lit_west_full.pdf
doi =
id = ISBN 087565021X] Ben Finn was known as "The biggest liar in on the McKenzie River", and claimed to be the inspiration for Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn". [cite web
last =
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title = Nimrod to Blue River
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publisher = "McKenzie River Reflections"
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url =http://mckenzie.orenews.com/visitorguide/nimrodbr.html
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accessdate = 2007-05-06 ] Finn Rock post office operated from 1947 until 1961. The 1929 general store building that also served as the post office is now a restaurant.

Finn Rock Rest Area, formerly known as Howard Morton State Park, is located near Finn Rock.

McKenzie River High School is located in Finn Rock.

Notable residents

*Barry Lopez, author

References

External links

* [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~ourdavispioneerances/HuckFinnSpringfieldNews-1.htm Springfield News story about Ben Finn]
* [http://www.christmas-treasures.com/AboutUs/McKenzieHistory/Postcards/FinnRock1946.jpg1946 image of Finn Rock]