The dalles historic commercial district historic the dalles. It was reduced from its original size of 8,600 square miles to 2,991 square miles by the creation of jefferson county in 1914 and deschutes county in 1916. Welcome to our wasco county family history research page. The name wasco comes from a native word, wacqlo, a cup or small bowl of horn, reference to a cupshaped rock a short distance from the main village, and from the tribal name. Until the road was opened, the overland portion of the oregon trail effectively ended in the dalles. Come enjoy great cuisine and fine local wine, listen to some live music, browse the farmers market, or stroll one of our many beautiful parks. Fort dalles museumanderson homestead home facebook. Until now, no book has presented this dynamic story in a way that everyone interested in oregon s natural history can easily understand. Allen was married to miss daisy davidson, born in wasco county, oregon. Wasco county historical museum the dalles, oregon history. Cemeteries with only partial tombstone photo records also need a volunteer to finish photographing the cemetery and are up for adoption. For wasco county sheriff art labrousse, it was a rare learning experience. The current club has reprinted this book digitally with issues available in print and ebook form.
The county is named for andrew jackson, the seventh president of the united states. A listing of all the schools in wasco county, or with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function. The historical society fosters an appreciation of the past, with an emphasis on local history. Bhagwan shree rajneesh was a spiritual teacher who developed a substantial international following in pune, india, and decided in 1981 to relocate to the united states. Permission has been given by his daughter for this compilation to be posted here to benefit research in this area. Baker was killed at the battle of balls bluff in 1861.
Wasco methodist cemetery sherman county, oregon history. Wasco county, however, had 12,000 population, making the 400 not so highly imaginative if the matter of net paid were not too much emphasized. The oregon county historical society developed and published this book in 1990 as a labor of love. By june 1981, bhagwan and his followers, called rajneeshees, decided to relocate to the united states and purchased wasco county s muddy ranch, a location that. The county of wasco was established in 1854, and the county seat is the dalles. North wasco county school district is an equal opportunity employer.
This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the national register of historic places in wasco county, oregon, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them. Come browse through oregon s oldest bookstore, spend a day fishing or rafting on the deschutes river, or enjoy local wines, beer and food set in stunning locations. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your wasco county ancestors. Historical tours the dalles area chamber of commerce. To find out more about these offices and eligibility requirements, visit the current election page on this site. The book was published by the historical society in 1990 and contains 380 pages, including the name index, and several black and white images. Note that historical physical and cultural features are no longer visible on the landscape. Located in the scenic town of the the dalles, along the banks of oregons famous columbia river, klindts booksellers is a beacon of the community. According to oregon geographic names, 6th edition, by. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Wasco county historical society the dalles, oregon. Wasco bears the name of sherman county s parent county and an eastern chinook tribe called wascopum or wascopam on the s side of the columbia river near the dalles. We have three of them, but this building is now the only one in which county business is conducted. Wasco county is named for the wasco or wascopam tribe of indians that lived south of the columbia river, near the dalles. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in wasco county. It turned off the oregon trail at the top of the hill west of the john day river, went southwest and entered grass valley canyon. Enclosed you will find two dollars and a half for my paper.
Full text of an illustrated history of central oregon. Davidson, a native of canada, who located near the dalles. Baker county history baker county was created from part of wasco county in 1862. Maps in this atlas contain names of the property owners. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. For many rajneeshees, the dream of carving a utopian shangrila out of the barren, central oregon desert ended long before jan. A list of all the schools in oregon with maps, driving directions and a local area search function. For the names of residents living in the dwellings in many counties, consult atlases published by either directory service company or farm and home publishers when available in the database. Oregon county history book project oregon county mo. Available as prints, cards and for licensing from old oregon the art of historic photos. Sit back and let nostalgia wash over you as you travel back in time with the history of oregon county, missouri in the ozarks.
Although the city is officially dalles city, the post office, and common usage is the dalles. Wasco county historical society the dalles, or address. It stretched from the cascade mountains to the rocky mountains and from the california border to the washington border. An illustrated history of central oregon, embracing wasco. Mcneal this was originally published in 1953 by william h. Oregon city is the county seat of clackamas county, oregon, united states, located on the willamette river near the southern limits of the portland metropolitan area. Oregon county history book summary reprint limited copies. Target is to get a proof version by june 20th with intense editing needed. National register of historic places listings in oregon.
Our subject has one brother, marion allen, living at boyd, wasco county, and two sisters, hattie thompson, residing at prineville, and clara eggbert, of the dalles. Eliza bonebrake demoss came to old wasco county in 1862, with their son henry, to do missionary work among the indians. This attempt was unsuccessful and a few days later, 150 sheep were shot near mitchell, located fifty miles southeast of antelope. Wasco county oregon historical markers the historical. Treehouse books was established in 1978 in ashland oregon, a small town of 22,000 and home of the oregon shakespeare festival. National register of historic places in wasco county. The county was named for the wasco or wascopam native american tribe. Guide to wasco county, oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Wasco county, oregon was created on january 11, 1854 from clackamas county, lane county, linn county, and marion county. Equal employment opportunity and treatment shall be practiced by the district regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veterans status, genetic information and disability if the employee, with or without reasonable. Pages in category national register of historic places in wasco county, oregon the following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. In 1871 martin southern brought his family across the plains to oregon, settling on a homestead in wasco county, where the town of boyd is now located, and there he developed a farm and lived until his death, which occurred november 8, 1877. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,992, making it oregons thirdmost populous county. By successive takings for other states and counties, the area of wasco county has been reduced to 2408 square miles.
The wasco animal control officers are authorized to impound any and all animals which are kept, maintained, or found at large in violation of any of the local provisions. Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of wasco county court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 203,206. Mount hood, and the cascade range in general, was an insurmountable obstacle to early wagon trains. The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of wasco county. He acquired his education in the graded schools of dufur and in the high school at the dalles. A fivefoothigh earthen protuberance rises above a remote wasco county. A chinookan tribe formerly living on the south side of columbia river, in the neighborhood of the dalles, in wasco county, oregon. Human resources overview north wasco county school. Panorama of frog lake with mount hood in the background. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to whiskey dick. Antelope is a small town in wasco county, oregon, united states. Klindts book sellers the oldest bookstore west of the mississippi.
The city of antelope was originally a stage and freight wagon road stop on the old dalles to canyon city trail. Willamette valley while traveling to oregon be sure and stop by corvallis in the very heart of the willamette valley, near great outdoor recreation and within 90 miles of portland and the oregon coast. Called wascopam after the resident wasco indian tribe, it was headed by lees nephew, daniel lee and rev. For more than a century, the oregon historical society has served as the states collective memory, preserving a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, films, and. Wasco county history wasco county is named for the wasco or wascopam tribe of indians that lived south of the columbia river, near the dalles. A tiny entry in the pacific christian messenger of may, 1878 provides a clue. This tribe, with the wishram also known as tlakluit and echeloot, on the north side of the river, were the easternmost branches of the chinookan family. The national register of historic places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the united states. This book will be used for marketing the big blue book and to sell content for other projects. Klindts booksellers, operating since 1870 and the states oldest bookstore. For more than a century, the oregon historical society has served as the states collective memory, preserving a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, films, and oral histories. The town was incorporated in 1901, though it was founded earlier. In 1864 union county was created from the northern portion of the county.
Full text of an illustrated history of central oregon, embracing wasco, sherman, gilliam, wheeler, crook, lake and klamath counties, state of oregon see other formats. The oregon historical society is dedicated to making oregon s long, rich history visible and accessible to all. Lewis and drydens marine history of the pacific northwest. The most outstanding of all the musical families, in the history of wasco county, was that of the internationally famous demoss family of early wasco and sherman county history. Internet archive national register of historic places. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
The building, in gothicrevival style, is the last remaining structure of fort dalles, and is now the home for the fort dalles museum, one of the oldest history museum in the state of oregon. See photos of this historic train station in wasco county, oregon. In a small oregon town along the banks of the columbia river you find klindts. Jackson county, oregon jackson county education, geography, and history. The county is named for a local tribe of native americans, the wasco, a chinook tribe who live on the south side of the columbia river. Its immense size was such that 17 other counties in eastern oregon were later formed from wasco county. The usgenweb archives project wasco county, oregon. Frog lake is a 10acre lake in wasco county, oregon, located south of mount hood off u.
National register of historic places listings in wasco county. The county was named after the native americans living in the area, the clackamas indians, who are part of the chinookan people. County informational maps pdfs road maintenance districts map snow plow routes, county snow plow routes, antelope snow plow routes, the dalles snow plow routes, columbia district snow plow routes, east dufur district snow plow routes, west dufur district snow plow routes, mosier district snow plow routes, wamic district road operations overview odot weather and road related info trip check. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free. The following list represents oregon newspapers that can be found online outside of the oregon digital newspaper program. Wasco county, oregon free public records searches at black book online. It has an estimated population of 47 people as of 2012, and is incorporated as a city. The people vs the cult rajneeshees in wasco county.
Not to be confused with historical outline of oregon or history of the west coast of north america. The wasco county historical society, located in the dalles, or, is a local organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of the dalles. Buried away in oregon courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless oregon residents. For the most current listing of resources for this location, and from additional publishers, please visit the wasco county page in the live roots catalog. At the time of its creation in 1854, wasco county was the largest county ever formed in the united states. It was named for edward baker, one of oregon s first senators and a colonel in the union army. He chose a site of heavy native basalt so uneven that floor levels, then and subsequently, varied considerably in the absence of a foundation. The oregon historical society museum store features a wide selection of books. The history of wasco county north junction links north junction photos.
Out of over 90,000 national register sites nationwide, oregon is home to more than 2,000 nrhp listings. This hardcover book on oregon county missouri by the oregon county historical society is in good condition. The current information we have gathered concentrates primarily on titles available online up until 1923. Finally, here is a book that tells the tale of how oregon s diverse landscapes, climates, and wildlife evolved and what we may expect in the future. Has all the text entered and the images are being placed.
The first use of the name dalles in oregon was in 1814. An illustrated history of central oregon, embracing wasco, sherman, gilliam, wheeler, crook, lake and klamath counties, state of oregon by. This is the main north junction page for the wasco county history project. When wasco county was created from portions of clackamas, marion, linn, and lane counties on jan. Frog lake wasco county, oregon jump to navigation jump to search. When wasco county was created from portions of clackamas, marion, linn, and lane counties on january 11, 1854, it consisted of all of oregon territory between the cascade range and the rocky mountains and from latitude 42deg.
Cemeteries with only partial transcriptions are up for adoption so they may be completed. Crook county is in the geographic center of oregon. A noncommissioned officer from historic camp drum, which later became fort drum and then fort dalles, built the original tworoom portion of the rorick house about 1850. Wasco county, oregon free public records black book online. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. To educate and engage our citizenery about the specific history of the floedlane house and douglas county, oregon. History of oregon newspaperswasco county wikisource. To find out more about these offices and eligibility requirements, visit. Jackson county is a county located in the state of oregon. Historic oregon newspapers online by county uo libraries.
Jan 17, 2020 the barlow road is a historic wagon road that created a new route on the oregon trail in 1846. As oregon continued to grow it eventually broke off from the other regions in the territory and, on february 14, 1859, oregon was admitted into the union as the 33rd state. After 54 years as weigelts, the bookstore was sold to philip and linda klindt and. Wasco county historical museum, the dalles, oregon. In 1878 polk butler removed with his family to oregon, settling at dufur, wasco county, at which time roy was a lad of but four years. It was a large territory that included the future states of oregon, idaho, washington, and part of montana. Oregon wasco county, mosier memalooseisland of the dead oregon history until very recent times, the indian people of the columbia river did not bury their dead, instead, bodies were wrapped in robes or tule mats and deposited in canoes that were placed in the woods, on rocky points, or in cedar vaults on islands like. An illustrated history of central oregon embracing wasco, sherman, gilliam, wheeler, crook, lake and klamath counties, state of oregon 1905 source. Historyedit celilo falls on the columbia river served as a gathering place and major trading center for the local native americans. Carefully restored historic photos of wasco county, oregon from the 1860s through the 1950s. It stayed in this canyon past the head of the valley where the tall rye grass grew and where the town of grass valley was established.