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The Oregon Provisional Legislature created Polk County from Yamhill District on December 22, 1845, granting to it the entire southwestern portion of present-day Oregon to the California border. County boundaries were periodically changed to reflect the creation of Benton and Lincoln counties. Many other counties were subsequently carved out of ...
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, Oregon is home to over 2,000, and 34 of those are found in Polk County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 19, 2024.
Bethel, Polk County, Oregon. Coordinates: 45°02′25″N 123°11′05″W. Bethel Church, formerly Bethel School, with auditorium in background. Bethel is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. [1] It sits at the base of the Eola Hills in Plum Valley. Bethel is considered a ghost town as the only remaining structure ...
A helicopter carries water over the Almeda Fire at its point of origin in Ashland, Oregon, on September 8, 2020. In early September, unusually high winds and continued dry weather caused the rapid expansion of multiple wildfires in Oregon. Over 1,000,000 acres were burned, and about 40,000 people were evacuated, with about 500,000 people in ...
A four-acre site along Smith Lane near U.S. 98 north of Bartow was bought for a fire station by the Polk County Commission on Tuesday, part of the county's plan to replace the current Highland ...
Interactive map shows forecasted path for smoke from California’s Park Fire this weekend. Nathaniel Levine. July 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com. Smoke from the Park Fire ...
July 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Wildfires break out across California: Latest fire and smoke maps. Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to ...
Rickreall, Oregon. / 44.93194°N 123.23444°W / 44.93194; -123.23444. Rickreall ( / ˈrɪkriɔːl / RIK-ree-awl) is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Rickreall as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may ...