History of Grant County, Oregon, 1862-1983
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Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Grant County (Or.) |
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Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Grant County (Or.) |
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Author | : Frances Henrietta Bingham Krechel |
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Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1986 |
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Author | : George R. Miller |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2017-07-31 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1439661383 |
The large number of immigrants traveling along the Oregon Trail bypassed Grant County because of its location. Most wagon trains used the northern route to the Columbia River. A few used the southern route toward southern Oregon. Grant County was left in between. When gold was discovered in the Canyon Creek area in 1862, the population swelled from scarcely 200 to more than 5,000, many of them Chinese. Today, Grant County's population is approximately 7,500, with John Day, the largest city, at slightly less than 2,000. From the 1860s to near 1900, gold and the mining industry reigned, as upward of $26 million worth of gold was mined. As the supply of gold diminished, so did the population, and timber became the number one industry. Settlers from the East saw potential in the large stands of tall, straight ponderosa pine, and many sawmills came into existence. The sawmills have since greatly declined, but other settlers discovered that the acres of bunchgrass provided excellent cattle feed. Today, cattle is king. In the spring, the cattle herds are moved off their winter grounds to higher elevations; in the fall, they are herded back into the valley. In the past, these movements often took them through the heart of many cities.
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Total Pages | : 952 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Baker County (Or.) |
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Author | : Richard E. Lingenfelter |
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Total Pages | : 866 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Mines and mineral resources |
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This two-volume set cites books, pamphlets, maps, music, directories, and other published materials (excluding materials from technical and popular magazines and newspapers) on the history of mining in the American and Canadian West. Topics covered include prospecting, mining rushes and camps, and mining finance, labor, technology, law, literature, and lore. The initial portion provides general information on mining and metalurgical technology. The subsequent regional sections are subdivided into refined historical studies, raw materials, fictional and poetic treatments, and bibliographical guides to further materials. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author | : Donald Warrin |
Publisher | : Arthur H. Clark Company |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.
Author | : Lewis Ankeny McArthur |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 1092 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : History |
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Comprises a comprehensive reference to place names throughout the state, originally published in 1928 by Lewis A. McArthur and first updated by his son Lewis in 1974. This edition includes some 6,200 alphabetized entries discussing the origin and meaning of each name. Included CD-ROM provides biographic and geographic indexes and maps showing the locations of over 1,600 post offices and nearly 1,300 communities and geographic features. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Grant County (Or.) |
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Total Pages | : 788 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Baker County (Or.) |
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Author | : Thomas P |
Publisher | : Alpha Edition |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2021-12-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789355751393 |
The book, "" The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country: Grant County, Oregon "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.