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The Pendleton Round-Up is a major annual rodeo in the northwestern United States, at Pendleton in northeastern Oregon. Held at the Pendleton Round-Up Stadium during the second full week of September each year since 1910, the rodeo brings roughly 50,000 people every year to the city. [ 2 ]
George Fletcher (1890-1973) was a cowboy and rodeo rider raised near Pendleton, Oregon. In 1911 he took second place in the Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo, in 1969 he became one of 10 people inducted into the first class of the Pendleton Round-Up Hall of Fame, and in 2001 he was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Begun in 1969, it was the first hall of fame started by an individual show, the Pendleton Round-Up. [1] Exhibits focus on show memorabilia, and cowboy and Native American artifacts, including a full-sized teepee , saddles , clothing, Indian regalia, photographs, weapons, trophies, and wagons.
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In addition to the woolen mills, Pendleton is also famous for its annual rodeo, the Pendleton Round-Up, a part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)-sanctioned rodeo circuit. The town is the cultural center of Eastern Oregon. Pendleton's "Old Town" is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ellensburg Rodeo was cancelled, and thus the Xtreme Bulls Tour Finale had to be moved somewhere else. It was ultimately held in Nephi, Utah. [27] Since 2021, the Xtreme Bulls Tour Finale has taken place in Pendleton, Oregon; held in conjunction with the Pendleton Round-Up. [28] [29] [30] [31]
A bull who was set to be the last bull ride of the night at a rodeo in Sisters, Oregon hopped a 6-foot fence and ran through the terrified crowd of 5,500, injuring three people on Saturday, June 8th.
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