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Although Oregon as a whole is generally considered a blue state, Eastern Oregon is far more conservative than the west. [7] Morrow County is the only Eastern Oregon county to have supported Democratic presidential nominees after Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, having voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976 and for Bill Clinton in 1996.
Douglas County: 019: Roseburg: 1852: Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit: Named for senator Stephen A. Douglas, a supporter of Oregon's admission to the union. 112,435: 5,037 sq mi (13,046 km 2) Gilliam County: 021: Condon: 1885: Eastern third of Wasco County: Named for Oregon pioneer Cornelius Gilliam (1798–1848 ...
Douglas County was created on January 7, 1852, from the portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit. In 1856 the Camas Valley was annexed to Douglas County from Coos County . In 1862, the rest of Umpqua county was absorbed into Douglas County, some say due to the loss of population following the end of the early gold boom ...
In 1939, the Oregon Legislative made the Highway Commission solely responsible for state parks. At the same time, the Board of Forestry was given administration jurisdiction over the Forest Development Fund. [1] The first version of the Forestry Program for Oregon was published in 1977. It outlined a vision for Oregon's forests and established ...
Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Oregon (6 C, 9 P) E. Education in Douglas County, Oregon (1 C, 3 P) G. Geography of Douglas County, Oregon (3 C, 6 P) N.
(Lake County 2015 est.) [1] Partly in California. Harney Basin: Northern and central Harney County: Burns, Hines: 7,200 (Harney County 2015 est.) [1] High Desert: Southeastern Oregon Bend, Burns, Lakeview, Prineville, Redmond: Not available Hood River Valley: Hood River County: Hood River: 23,137 (Hood River County 2015 est.) [1] Klamath Basin ...
With fire suppression and conversion to agriculture, oak woodlands and bunch grass prairies were invaded by Douglas-fir, Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia), and imported pasture grasses. Oaks were logged to clear land for pasture, and for firewood and fence posts. Livestock grazing trampled and consumed oak seedlings.
Frederick Riddle was one of the first white children born in Harney County. In 1878 the Riddle Ranch in Happy Valley was burned out during the Native American wars. Peter French, manager of the vast P Ranch, bought the Riddles' Happy Valley property for $30,000, and the family returned to Douglas County. Benjamin Riddle was the first member of ...