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 Lake County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is among the largest Oregon counties in area but with a population of just 7,422 (as of the 2000 census) it is one of the state's least populated.
In the county, the population is spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 28.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% who are 65 years of age or older.
During the 1840s and 1850s the county was part of the military courier route between The Dalles on the Columbia River and the Presidio in San Francisco.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_County,_Oregon   (689 words)

  
 Harney County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The county was named for William S. Harney, a military officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War and popular in the Pacific Northwest.
Facilitated on the national level by the of 1894, arid land in Harney County was donated to the state for irrigation and settlement, but all water development efforts failed, and eventually all land claims filed under the reclamation legislation were abandoned or nullified.
The was created by executive order on March 14, 1871 and the Northern Paiute Indians within the Oregon state boundaries were settled there.
lakeoswego.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Harney_County,_Oregon   (753 words)

  
 Harney County, Oregon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Harney County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county created in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Oregon in 1889.
Harney County shares the largest (Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature) Ponderosa Pine forest in the nation with (Click link for more info and facts about Grant County) Grant County.
Harney County was carved out of the southern two-thirds of (Click link for more info and facts about Grant County) Grant County on February 25, 1889.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harney_county,_oregon.htm   (945 words)

  
 Harney County History
Counties with contiguous borders include Malheur to the east; Lake, Deschutes, and Crook to the west; Grant to the north; and the State of Nevada to the south.
Harney County's population is primarily concentrated in a small urbanized sector of Burns-Hines with the remainder mostly in the Harney Basin.
The county's population was recorded as 2,559 during the 1890 census and rose steadily until the decade of 1930-40, and then resumed an upward curve until the 1980s.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpharneyhome.html   (664 words)

  
 Harney County, Oregon
Harney County is just intended to give a little flavor to the region to the north of Prime Base.
Civic institutions include the Central School, which is the old Crane High School on Oregon Avenue, the Militia School, and a museum of old Oregon history in the former train depot.
Kenneth was formerly a Captain in the Harney County Militia before quitting to raise a family.
www.geocities.com /nmdecke/HarneyCounty.html   (2987 words)

  
 Harney County Burns, Oregon (Counties)
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 7,295, an increase of 235 over the 1990 census.
The community of Hines is located in Harney County and lies four miles southwest of Burns along...
Riverside is a small, isolated community in Malheur County, near the border with Harney County.
www.ohwy.com /or/y/y41025.htm   (140 words)

  
 Harney County Oregon
Harney County is 10,180 square miles of open country with a total population of about 7,600 people.
Harney County is the gateway to the Steens Mountains.
Harney County is also home to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
www.designsbytrisha.com /harneycounty.htm   (198 words)

  
 Harney & Sons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Their father, Thomas Harney, was an officer in the Revolutionary war.
Featured Pages : Harney County encourages everyone to exercise their basic rights and vote in the elections that occur throughout the year.
Welcome to the Harney County Circuit Court, one of 36 state trial courts in the state court system, the Oregon Judicial...
www.all-about-gourmet-gift-baskets.com /resources/Harney-&-Sons.html   (296 words)

  
 Harney County Chamber of Commerce - Burns, Oregon - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
elcome to the Harney County Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to the other wild horses of Harney County, the Kiger Mustangs are unique to Harney County.
Harney County is the original home of Kiger Mustangs and beautiful Kiger Gorge on Steens Mountain.
www.harneycounty.com   (273 words)

  
 Community Information - Harney County, Oregon
Harney County is one of the largest counties in the United States, larger than several states, in fact.
Harney County is a treasure trove of geological feautures such as Steens Mountain and Diamond Craters.
It was incorporated in 1930 and was named after Edward Hines, a Chicago lumberman who founded a large ponderosa pine mill in Harney County.
www.centuryinter.net /home/community/or_hc.php   (280 words)

  
 Archaeological Report - Harney County Oregon, Range Seeding Projects
Fagan investigated twelve sites in southeastern Oregon, one of which falls within the Drewsey Resource Area, and all of which are close enough to supply comparative material of relevance to this report.
Pettigrew's study Archaeological Investigations at Stinkingwater Pass, Harney County, Oregon is of particular relevance to this report because the entire investigation falls within our study area, and some of the seeding areas that were surveyed are in close proximity to Pettigrew's project area.
Pettigrew goes on to hypothesize that changing climatic conditions were responsible for the Harney Basin people's shift to greater utilization of the Stinkingwater Pass area about 4,000 years ago.
www.ajmorris.com /a05/rsp03.htm   (4018 words)

  
 Burns Oregon Real Estate * Harney County Horse Farms & Ranches * Eastern Oregon Acreage
Harney County is located where U.S. Highways 395 and 20 converge.
Burns Oregon is a transportation hub for the region and business center for Oregon's largest county, which is bigger than many eastern states.
Harney County is a gathering place for sportsmen and provides good hunting for elk, antelope and deer, as well as pheasants, grouse, ducks and geese.
www.burns-or-real-estate.com   (301 words)

  
 Grant County, Oregon History and Genealogy
Grant County was established on October 14, 1864, and named for General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.
Its size was later reduced by the transfer of land to Lake County and the creation of Harney and Wheeler Counties.
Grant County shares boundaries with eight counties: Morrow, Umatilla, and Union to the north; Harney to the south; Malheur and Baker to the east; and Crook and Wheeler to the west.
www.oregongenealogy.com /grant   (247 words)

  
 CIS Proposals Display   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Harney County, Oregon - Bridging the Rural Divide
Websites would be developed for key government agencies and local business's, laying the foundation for a "virtual" community where people could visit and participate in various activities such as news, shopping, or other forms of business.
Key participantes would be Harney County, The City of Burns, The City of Hines, Burns School District, and The Burns Paiute Tribe.
grace.evergreen.edu /~dschuler/display.php?proposal_id=36   (194 words)

  
 Digital Harney County Map, Maps of Harney County County, Oregon.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Our map of Harney County is fully editable, logically layered (View Layer Directory), and royalty free.
Every county map is available, but we may not yet have your county of interest completed.
Individual County Overview™ vector graphics are priced by population, with prices ranging from $275 to $425 per county.
www.creativeforceinc.com /county_maps/county_maps.asp?ID=1155   (229 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Harney County, Ore.
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/OR/HA.html   (483 words)

  
 Harney County, Oregon (Counties)
The county seat is Burns and the county receives an average rainfall of 10 inches.
The county is almost entirely within the Great Basin, with no drainage to any ocean.
The dominant natural features are Steens Mountain, towering 5000 feet over the Alvord Desert, and the two large but shallow lakes, Harney and Malheur.
www.ohwy.com /or/y/yharney.htm   (154 words)

  
 Harney County, Oregon Home
Harney County has a land area of 10,141 square miles was formed in 1889 and was named for William Shelby Harney who was apoointed to the command of the Department of Oregon of the United States Army in 1858 and was recalled in 1859, for his summary seizure of San Juan Island, from the Brittish.
It was formed from the southern part of Grant County so the area's history is much older.
You may even find that some of the records you need will still be in Grant County.
www.rootsweb.com /~orharney   (292 words)

  
 Harney County Weed Control Homepage
Harney County Weed Control is a vegetation management program located in the Southeastern corner of the beautiful state of Oregon.
The County program shop and office is based in Burns Oregon and coordinated from the Harney County Courthouse.
Harney County is currently seeking a program coordinator.
www.angelfire.com /or2/SEORNoxiousWeeds/HarneyCounty.html   (105 words)

  
 Harney County Historical Museum -- Burns, Oregon
The Harney Valley was truly a beautiful country with the wild grass waving seven or eight feet high all over the prairie and only the winding, willow-bordered Silvies, and the hills and mountains rising in the distance to break the lonely monotony."
If you plan to be in Burns, Oregon (located in Harney County) any time soon, you won't want to miss visiting our wonderful museum and gift shop!
Many cases in the museum were donated and filled with artifacts from pioneer families of Harney County.
www.burnsmuseum.com   (194 words)

  
 Today's Mortgage Rates for Harney County, Oregon, Zero Lender Fees
Cofedbank is a direct lender of home mortgage loans for the state of Oregon.
Conforming Loans: Harney County, Oregon mortgage rates for home loans less than or equal to $359,650.
All Harney County, Oregon (OR) mortgage rates are subject to change without notice.
cofedbank.com /mortgage/rates/oregon/harney-county   (192 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Harney County , Oregon (OR) - (county) - Facts and Information
Harney (HAHR-nee), county (10,227 sq mi/26,488 sq km; 1990 pop.
Wildlife Refuge in center, at Harney and Malheur lakes and Donner und Blitzen R. Alvord Desert is SE of Steens Mt.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/H/H01370-harney.html   (188 words)

  
 Geothermal Aquifer in the Alvord Basin, Harney County, Oregon
Geothermal Aquifer in the Alvord Basin, Harney County, Oregon
Extent and location of the geothermal aquifer in the Alvord Basin, Harney County, Oregon: A study based on Strontium Isotope Geochemistry of rocks and fluids
The highest ratios occur in welded-ash flow tuffs in the Trout Creek Mountains, rhyolites exposed in the vicinity of Red Mountain north of Fields, Oregon and the Mickey Ignimbrite exposed in the Sheepshead Mountains east of Mickey Springs.
nwdata.geol.pdx.edu /OR-Geothermal/BLM1F.htm   (7505 words)

  
 Harney County Oregon DS3 Network Price Comparisons and Free Consultation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Once we began generating large amounts of volume for our suppliers, we were blessed with special rate plans and promotions that we alone could offer you, our customer.
Our DS3 rates are especially low in Oregon, particularly in DS3 Harney County!
Keywords are placed here to provide a quick summary of the services specifically offered by ShopforDS3 in Harney County.
www.ds3-network.info /or/harney-county.cfm   (1375 words)

  
 Genealogy BirthRecords, MarriageRecords, DeathRecords Databases. Parish & Probate Records.
• Essex County, Massachusetts Marriages to 1850: Newburyport
• Mason County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1804-60 Vol.
• Mercer County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1800-30 Vol.
www.allvitalrecords.com /cat.asp?cat=bmd   (1610 words)

  
 Harney County, Oregon (OR) @USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Oregon : Localities : B : Burns (10)
Oregon : Localities : C : Crane (0)
The Harney County Weedboard advises the Harney County Court on noxious weed issues in the area, and also works on weed projects and education.
www.at-usa.com /Oregon/Counties/Harney   (166 words)

  
 Archaeological Survey in Harney County Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
- A 1981 report I prepared on the archaeological survey of 10,000 hectares of range seeding projects in Harney County Oregon.
This was created when I was working for the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), an agency responsible for managing much of the Western U.S. lands that remain in possession of the government.
NOTE: Sorry for the poor quality of some of the illustrations with this report, but remember this was 1981 -- the graphs were produced on my first computer, a $2000 TRS-80 with cassette-tape data storage, and a whopping 16,384 bytes of memory.
www.ajmorris.com /a05/rsp.htm   (155 words)

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