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Wallowa was platted in 1889. [6] Wallowa is a Nez Perce word describing a triangular structure of stakes that in turn supported a network of sticks called lacallas to form a fish trap. [7] The Nez Perce put these traps in the Wallowa River below the outlet of Wallowa Lake. [7]
Location of Wallowa County in Oregon. This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them.
Oregon megyéinek listája; Wallowa megye; Wallowa (település) Sablon:Wallowa megye; Joseph (Oregon) Lostine; Wallowa Lake; Enterprise (Oregon) Flora (Oregon) Grouse; Imnaha; Lewis (Oregon) Alder (Oregon, Wallowa megye) Promise (Oregon) View more global usage of this file.
Map of Wallowa County. Wallowa is the northeasternmost county of Oregon. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,152 square miles (8,160 km 2), of which 3,146 square miles (8,150 km 2) is land and 5.5 square miles (14 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [11]
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Wallowa County, Oregon" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Wallowa Lake area was inhabited by the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce tribe prior to the exploration of the area and the formation of the U.S. State of Oregon. The lake and its surrounding area was guaranteed to the Nez Perce as part of the Treaty of 1855. This lasted until the discovery of gold in the area and the subsequent rush.
Joseph is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. Originally named Silver Lake and Lake City , the city formally named itself in 1880 for Chief Joseph (1840–1904) of the Nez Perce people .
Zumwalt Prairie area map. The Zumwalt Prairie grassland is situated on a basalt plateau which varies in elevation from 3,500 to 5,500 feet (1,100 to 1,700 m) and is dominated by several native bunchgrasses, including Idaho Fescue (Festuca idahoensis), Bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata), Sandberg's Bluegrass (Poa secunda) and many species of wildflowers.