Twin Rocks, Oregon
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{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{for|the song of the same name by Shawn Mullins|Soul's Core}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Twin Rocks
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
|image_skyline = Twin Rocks (Twin Rocks, Oregon).jpg
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|image_caption = Offshore features for which the community is named
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Oregon
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|map_caption = Location within Tillamook county
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Oregon
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Tillamook
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|population_as_of = 2000
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|timezone = Pacific (PST)
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = PDT
|utc_offset_DST = -7
|elevation_ft = 16
|coordinates = {{coord|45|35|52|N|123|56|41|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 97136
|area_code = 503 and 971
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Twin Rocks is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. Twin Rocks, founded as a summer resort community, was named for two offshore rocks, {{convert|100|ft|m}} high, in the Pacific Ocean.{{Cite OGN|7th|page=977}} Twin Rocks post office was established in 1914, with William E. Dunsmoor as the first postmaster. The post office closed in 1954.
Twin Rocks is near two other unincorporated communities in Tillamook County, Barview and Watseco. The three communities are all along a {{convert|3|mi|km|0|adj=on}} stretch of U.S. Route 101 between the cities of Rockaway Beach and Garibaldi.{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= DeLorme |location= Yarmouth, Maine |isbn= 0-89933-347-8 |page= 20}}
Twin Rocks Friends Camp in the community was founded in 1918.{{cite web |url=http://www.twinrocks.org/about/history/ |title=History |publisher= Twin Rocks Friends Camp |accessdate= February 14, 2014}}
In culture
Twin Rocks gave its name to folk singer Shawn Mullins' song "Twin Rocks, Oregon", which appears on his 1998 album Soul's Core.
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Category:1914 establishments in Oregon
Category:Seaside resorts in Oregon
Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon
Category:Unincorporated communities in Tillamook County, Oregon
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