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Oregon news historian George Stanley Turnbull discussed the growth of Oregon newspapers from the 1850s to the 1930s in his 1936 History of Oregon Newspapers. [1] Lists of Oregon newspapers have been maintained in the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Exchanges since at least the early 20th century; the latter noted the need for frequent updates due ...
Prineville is a city in and the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. [5] It was named for the first merchant to establish businesses in the present location, Barney Prine . The population was 10,429 at the 2020 census .
People from Prineville, Oregon (22 P) Pages in category "Prineville, Oregon" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Charles O. Pollard was editor and publisher of the Review in 1915, by then renamed back to the Prineville News. [4] A. M. Byrd purchased the News in March 1917. [9] He renamed it the following month to the Central Oregon Enterprise. [10] Byrd sold the paper in 1920 to Floyd A. Fessler, [11] who renamed it to the Prineville Call. [4]
The following year, the name of the post office was changed to Prineville. After taking over Prine's businesses, Hodges platted the Prineville town site. [9] [10] Prineville became the county seat for Crook County when that county was created by the Oregon State Legislature in 1882. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Logging in the Ochoco Mountains, c. 1900. Crook County was established on October 9, 1882, by an act of the Oregon State Legislature. [4] The county was named after General George Crook, a veteran of various battles against the indigenous peoples of Eastern Oregon in the middle of the 19th century. [4]
Thomas M. Baldwin (1854–1919) was one of the most prominent bankers in Prineville during the first decades of the 20th century, a period during which Crook County and Central Oregon prospered. By 1917 he rose to be president of the First National Bank , the oldest bank in the region.
For people who were born in or spent significant time in the city of Prineville, Oregon, United States. Pages in category "People from Prineville, Oregon" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.