The Tillamook Cheese factory used to offer guided tours along with cheese samples and sales of products. Daughters of the cooperative’s members held these jobs. They wore white dresses. They led visitors through the factory, walking among the vats, through the storage room and even onto the back dock. A 1950s instruction manual for the guides… READ MORE
Category Archives: Factory System
Factory System in Tillamook, Oregon, 1963
The April 1963 ownership and structure of each Tillamook County, Oregon cheese or milk factory was explained in an ad produced by Tillamook Cheese & Dairy Association. READ MORE
Maps of Factories
Here are maps of the early 1960s cheese factories in Tillamook County, Oregon. The individual facilities were part of the Tillamook County Creamery Association factory system. (Credit: John David Kirk) North Tillamook County (above) had three factories left. South Tillamook County (below) contained most of the remaining factories, including the large facility in Tillamook. READ MORE
