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Miller is a former community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States, established circa 1860. [1] It was named for Thomas Jefferson Miller, [ 2 ] a settler of the area, also for which Miller Island on the Columbia River takes its name. [ 1 ]
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Reid came to Oregon in 1874 to establish the Oregonian Railway, and made several extensions to the railroad in the western Willamette Valley. The first post office in the area, established in 1881, was called Ekins. The Ekins post office was closed in 1885, and in 1887 a new office opened and was named "Dundee Junction."
Map Baker County: 001: Baker City: 1862: Eastern portion of Wasco County: Named in honor of Edward Dickinson Baker, who died in combat while serving as Oregon senator. 16,912: 3,068 sq mi (7,946 km 2) Benton County: 003: Corvallis: 1847: Polk County: Named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the Oregon Country ...
Airaya U-Pick Farm. 25221 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood; 408-515-5878 There is limited availability of white peaches and nectarines at Airaya U-Pick Farm in Brentwood, according to social media ...
He was raised on a farm by his parents, Hugh and Nancy (née McClain) Lambert. [3] At the age of 20, Lambert left Indiana for Iowa, where he worked and went to school until 1849, when he headed west again. [1] He traveled on the Oregon Trail, arriving at the Philip Foster Farm at the end of the Barlow Road in Oregon Country on September 14 ...
Hood River County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,977. [1] The county seat is Hood River. [2] The county was established in 1908 and is named for the Hood River, a tributary of the Columbia River.
Throughout the 19th century, it was the destination of choice for the oxen-drawn wagon trains of emigrants who made the perilous journey along the Oregon Trail. Today, the valley is often considered synonymous with "Oregon Wine Country", as it contains more than 19,000 acres (7,700 ha) of vineyards and 500+ wineries. [3]