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La Grande (/ l ə ˈ ɡ r æ n d /) is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. La Grande is Union County's largest city, with a population of 13,082 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census. The La Grande metro population is 25,076. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in Oregon.
The La Grande Evening Observer was purchased by Frank Schiro and Fred Weybret on October 1, 1941. [8] The Grande Ronde Valley Publishing Company was soon established. At the time of the sale, the paper had less than 1,700 subscribers, which grew to more than 3,600 by 1949. [9] Schiro sold his ownership stake to Weybret on June 10, 1951.
The northern end of the Grande Ronde Valley was the first part to be settled. [3] During the 1860s, population growth in eastern Oregon prompted the State Legislature to split Umatilla and Baker Counties from Wasco County in 1862. Further settlement in the Grande Ronde Valley led to the division of Baker County to create Union County on October ...
La Grande, founded in 1862, was the first permanent American settlement in northeast Oregon. [63] Within a few years, farmers and ranchers had dug ditches, rerouted and channelized streams to drain the area's natural wetlands. Timber cut in the surrounding mountains was floated down the Grande Ronde and Catherine Creek to sawmills in the valley.
KLBM (K Land of Blue Mountains) was founded in 1938 and originally was located on U.S. 30 just outside La Grande's east city limit. Later, the station moved its studios and offices to the Sacajawea Hotel in downtown La Grande. In June 1970, KLBM moved to Cove Avenue.
The sugar beet refining factory in La Grande was built in 1898 and Oregon Sugar also founded the company town of Nibley, Oregon, where Mormons raised sugar beets for the factory. [1] [3] By 1904, due to farmer reluctance, Oregon Sugar began farming sugar beets directly, after purchasing 1,182 acres (4.78 km 2) of land. [2]
KUNP (channel 16) is an independent television station licensed to La Grande, Oregon, United States. ... 2006. KABH-LP was founded on June 1, 1992, as K15DO, but did ...
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