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	Umatilla County, Oregon
		Umatilla County is located in the Northeast corner of Oregon, along The Oregon Trail, at the foot of the Blue Mountains.
		The county is located at the southwest corner of the great Columbia Basin and extends from the 200 foot elevation of the Columbia River, across the rolling plains and low hills to the tops of the Blue Mountains at the 5,000 foot elevation.
		Umatilla County is situated along the Oregon Trail and was visited by Lewis and Clark in 1805-1806.
	gesswhoto.com /um-pg1.html (333 words)

	Umatilla County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With the development of wheat farming, population shifted to the north and east parts of the county, and a subsequent election in 1868 moved the county seat again to Pendleton.
		The Umatilla Indian Reservation was established by the Treaty of Walla Walla in 1855.
		In the county, the population is spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Umatilla_County,_Oregon (694 words)

	Grant County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The county was named for General Ulysses S. Grant, who at the time of the county's creation in 1864, was well-known as an American Civil War hero.
		In the county, the population is spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 27.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who are 65 years of age or older.
		Grant County was established on October 14, 1864, from parts of Wasco and Umatilla counties.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grant_County,_Oregon (657 words)

	Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon
		In 1868 the fortunes of Umatilla City were on the wane, owing to a decline in her trade with the mines.
		There were enough residents on Umatilla river to defeat an attempt to remove it to the extreme north east corner of the county, which prevented an effort for that purpose and resulted in a combination to have it located at some central point on that river.
		The county steadily increased in population, and advanced in prosperity, as is amply shown by a table of property valuations given on another page.
	www.oregongenealogy.com /umatilla/pendleton.htm (861 words)

	Umatilla County, Oregon History and Genealogy
		Umatilla is one of the north counties of Oregon, Klickitat and Walla Walla counties in Washington Territory being separated from it only by the Columbia River and 46th parallel.
		The summit ridge of the Blue mountains marks the line of division between it and the north east county of the State, known as Union; the bordering counties to the south and west being Grant and Wasco.
		Indians not on the reservation: Walla Walla, 95; Umatilla, 130 had 1,500 acres under cultivation, 8,000 horses and 2,000 cattle.
	www.oregongenealogy.com /umatilla/index.htm (330 words)

	Umatilla County Home page
		Umatilla County traces its creation in 1862 to the regional gold rushes, which spawned the river port of Umatilla City and brought stock raisers to the lush grasslands.
		Although Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail pioneers passed through Umatilla County, it did not bloom until the arrival of the railroad in 1881 and the development of dryland wheat farming.
		More information about Umatilla County history and the historic clock tower can be found at www.co.umatilla.or.us/history.htm and www.co.umatilla.or.us/clock.htm
	www.co.umatilla.or.us (302 words)

	DOC Operations Division Community Profile
		Umatilla County´s name is derived from an Indian word meaning "water rippling over sand." Umatilla is the ninth largest of Oregon´s 36 counties, containing 3,231 square miles and a total population of 66,000.
		Historically, the county was home to the Umatilla, Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Nez Perce´ Indian tribes who were especially noted for their rich cultures and extensive herds of Cayuse ponies and Appaloosa horses.
		Umatilla is located in North Central Oregon along the banks of the beautiful Columbia River and is 180 miles east of Portland on Hwy 730.
	www.oregon.gov /DOC/OPS/PRISON/trci_community_profile.shtml (660 words)

	ATSDR - PHA - U.S. ARMY UMATILLA DEPOT ACTIVITY, a/k/a UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT (LAGOONS), HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON
		U.S. Army Umatilla Chemical Depot (UMCD) is in Umatilla and Morrow Counties, Oregon.
		Umatilla Chemical Depot (UMCD) (NOTE: acronyms and abbreviations used in this document are defined in Appendix A) is in northeastern Oregon.
		It lies approximately 3 miles south of the Columbia River, in Umatilla and Morrow Counties, Oregon (population 59,250, and 7,650, respectively).
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/umatilla/uma_p1.html (1848 words)

	Oregon Genealogical Libraries and Collections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Oregon vital records indexes (deaths from 1903 to 1996, marriages from 1971 to 1996, divorces from 1971 to 1996).
		Oregon vital records indexes - deaths from 1903 to 1998, marriages from 1971 to 1998, divorces from 1971 to 1998.
		Oregon vital records indexes - deaths from 1903 to 1996, marriages from 1971 to 1996, divorces from 1971 to 1996.
	www.gfo.org /orlibs.html (1429 words)

	Umatilla County, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,369 km²; (3,231 mi²;).
		Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.20% are under the age of 18 and 8.70% are 65 or older.
		The U.S. Army currently mantains a national arsenal of nerve gas at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/umatilla_county__oregon (708 words)

	Chapter 777 — Ports Generally
		The State of Oregon is not liable for any loss or damage resulting from errors introduced into the materials supplied by the Legislative Counsel Committee, by a user or any third party, or resulting from any defect in or misuse of any search software, drivers or other equipment.
		All agencies of the State of Oregon are directed to assist in promptly achieving the creation of such facilities by processing applications for necessary permits in an expeditious manner and by assisting the ports involved with available financial assistance or services when necessary.
		An annexation proposal subject to this section, if approved by the county board, shall be submitted to the electors at an election which shall be held at the same time as a primary election or general election.
	www.leg.state.or.us /ors/777.html (7900 words)

	Oregon's Heritage Interpretive Centers
		Arrayed along Interstate 84 in Oregon, which follows the route of the Oregon Trail, there are five museums to help visitors understand the past and present of our state.
		All of them address the Oregon Trail and how it changed the land forever, but several of them go beyond that chapter of history to examine the natural history of the area, the Indians who dominated the land for thousands of years, and the more recent past of buckaroos and World War Two internment camps.
		Come to the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City and hear living history interpreters tell stories of the decisions and preparations that were made for this trip out west.
	endoftheoregontrail.org /5centers.html (742 words)

	Centerville, Umatilla County, Oregon
		The town of Centerville is situated on Wild Horse Creek, across that stream from the Umatilla reservation It is three miles from Weston, a high ridge dividing the rival towns.
		With such a start, certainty of a railroad, prospect of an opening of the reservation, and possibility of a county seat, the confidence of her citizens does not seem to be groundless.
		They have been erecting a $6,000 schoolhouse this year, and improvements are going steadily on, while the sound of the saw and hammer salute the ear constantly.
	www.oregongenealogy.com /umatilla/centerville.htm (590 words)

	C:\homepage\Pioneers.htm
		It was a complete success -- not particularly for Weston's benefit -- but in behalf of the hundreds of pioneers of this county whose names follow this article and who so willingly responded to the cal for such an organization and met together for the first time in our history.
		Below will be found a list of the Umatilla County Pioneers, as registered upon the books of the association, which it is hoped will be preserved for future reference.
		The list gives the name, date of arrival in Oregon and by what manner of conveyance As will be noted, there are a number of names, which are followed by the words "Oregon," "Washington" or "California." This simply denotes that they were born in those states and afterward removed to Umatilla county.
	www.bobg.org /pioneers.htm (570 words)

	MuniWireless - Umatilla County, Oregon network for emergency, public safety and onion farming
		The Los Angeles Times has an article on the 700-square mile Umatilla County, Oregon free Wi-Fi network (one of the largest in the US, but not the largest) which is used by the police, emergency workers, port shippers, and onion farmers:
		The reason this wireless hot spot — believed to be one of the largest in the nation — was set up in the first place was not for those potential users, however.
		It was built as an emergency communications system in the event of a leak at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, where nearly 4,000 tons of sarin, mustard and other Cold War-era nerve gases are stored in concrete igloos.
	www.muniwireless.com /applications/930 (191 words)

	Oregon Blue Book Umatilla County
		General Information: Umatilla County traces its creation in 1862 to the regional gold rushes, which spawned the riverport of Umatilla City and brought stockraisers to the lush grasslands.
		Although Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail pioneers passed through Umatilla County, it did not bloom until the arrival of the railroad in 1881 and the development of dryland wheat farming.
		Tourism is also increasingly important to Umatilla County where “Let-er-Buck” is heard by Pendleton Round-Up crowds.
	bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties30.htm (156 words)

	Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In addition to maintaining accurate, up to date voter registration information, the Elections staff assists nearly 1,000 new voters each year to register or update registrations; serves as an informational resource to the public and to petitioners seeking to place matters on the ballot; and assist candidates who seek public office.
		Over 38,000 ballots were mailed to the voters of Umatilla County, and over 20,000 voters were assisted at polling places.
		In the November 3rd, 1998 General election, an initiative was passed by the voters of Oregon to conduct Primary and General elections by mail.
	www.co.umatilla.or.us /elections.htm (170 words)

	Oregon Blue Book: Umatilla County
		The Byrd School House now at the Umatilla County Historical Museum in Pendleton.
		County Seat: Courthouse, 216 SE 4th St., Pendleton 97801
		Umatilla County traces its creation in 1862 to the regional gold rushes, which spawned the riverport of Umatilla City and brought stockraisers to the lush grasslands.
	www.bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties30.htm (178 words)

	Blue Mountain Scenic Byway
		This Scenic byway cover 130 miles of paved, two-lane road, crossing Morrow and Umatilla counties in northeast Oregon, with a long segment of the byway traversing the Umatilla National Forest.
		The Oregon Trail enters Morrow County from the east in Butter Creek area and leaves in the west near Cecil.
		Heppner, the county seat for Morrow County, is known for the first roller-compacted concrete dam in the world.
	www.fs.fed.us /r6/uma/bluemtn.htm (1358 words)

	Welcome to Hermiston, Oregon
		Situated on the northeastern edge of Oregon in the northwest corner of Umatilla County, Hermiston is centrally located between the major cities of Portland, Spokane and Boise.
		The Farm City Pro Rodeo, held in conjunction with the Umatilla County Fair, is recognized nationally as one of the finest pro rodeos in the country.
		Held for five days in August, the Umatilla County Fair features daily big name entertainment, as well as local exhibits of produce and animals.
	www.el.com /to/hermiston (333 words)

	Grant County Oregon History and Culture
		Grant County was created October 14, 1864, from parts of Wasco and Umatilla Counties, and was named for General Ulysses S. Grant.
		The County consists of 4,528 Square miles, and is drained primarily by the four forks of the John Day River, which eventually flows into the Columbia River.
		Logging and sawmilling surpassed agriculture and ranching as the county's primary industry in the 1940s and is still the largest employer in the county.
	www.grantcounty.cc /land (1566 words)

	Pioneer History: In Umatilla County
		He was supported by a cooperation of the Christian Churches in Umatilla County.
		Stone was a direct descendent of the famed Barton W. Stone and had moved to Oregon from Illinois.
		It met in the County Courthouse Building on Main Street and for the first six months, was totally free of males.
	ncbible.org /nwh/OrUmatilla.html (2311 words)

	Welcome to Pendleton, Oregon
		Nationally famous for its annual Roundup, Pendleton is an old cow town set in between the steep hills along the Umatilla River in the center of a large ranching and farming area.
		It is one of the largest towns in eastern Oregon, and Umatilla's county seat.
		Pendleton is the trading center for extensive wheat and green pea production from the surrounding Umatilla county area.
	www.el.com /to/pendleton (546 words)

	ATSDR - PHA - U.S. ARMY UMATILLA DEPOT ACTIVITY, a/k/a UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT (LAGOONS), HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON
		Additionally, short term incidental exposure to low levels via inhalation or ingestion of contaminated dust is not likely to result in a health hazard.
		The levels of these contaminants detected within the ADA do not currently represent a health hazard from the type of incidental dermal contact or dust inhalation/ingestion that remediation workers or Oregon National Guard (ORNG) trainees might experience onsite.
		Soil with contaminants exceeding levels of concern as determined by EPA and the state (Table 1) will be removed (15).
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/umatilla/uma_p2.html (1811 words)

	Umatilla County Farm Service Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Oregon, Texas And Virginia As Agricultural Disaster Areas
		Umatilla County, Grains and oilseeds (subject to change daily):
		The Oregon CREP plan has been revised to emphasize water quality and has made almost all land adjacent to intermittent and perennial streams eligible for the program.
	www.fsa.usda.gov /or/Umatilla.html (170 words)

	Athena, Oregon history
		As part of a grant from the Oregon Council for the Humanities in 2004 to the Athena Library Friends Association, specialist/genealogist Connie Lenzen was able to produce a great many more facts about Richards, his travels, his wife, and his properties by using land records, old newspapers, and other primary documents.
		Thomas J. Kirk (born in 1839 in Missouri) arrived in Umatilla County in 1871 after the majority of the wrangling was past about where to place the county seat, and just one year before the county's official founding -- with the county seat at Pendleton -- in 1872.
		Centerville's continued growth (reaching 120 by 1882) necessitated a 2-storey brick schoolhouse built in the mid-1870s in the town's center.
	www.jhmand.com /athena/history.html (1255 words)

	Oregon Historical County Records Guide
		The Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis dates from 1889, making it the oldest in Oregon still used for its original purpose.
		Each county listed includes a courthouse address; a map of Oregon showing the county's location; an image of the county courthouse; a "FunFact" describing an interesting county feature; and links to county Web sites.
		of the state showing counties, county seats, major cities, and major geographical features such as mountain ranges, lakes, and rivers.
	arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cphome.html (232 words)

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