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Troy, Ice Jam
"Troy, Oregon (Wallowa County). Ice jam above Troy as it appeared January 31, 1920. Jam occurred on Grande Ronde River December 25, 1919." A man in a buggy pulled by a 2-horse team travels through a deep channel that has been cut through the snow and…
Troy, Dam
"The Little Salmon River, at Troy, was dammed and a short flume carried the water to the mill. Little Salmon and Grande Ronde rivers join in the canyon. Grouse and Barlett benches are on one side of the canyon and Eden across and Lost Prairie to the…
Portrait - Nodine, Fred
"Uncle Fred' Nodine, pioneer - circa 1880's. Union, Oregon. October 18, 1826 - August 26, 1907. First arrived in Grande Ronde Valley in 1862." [See: "Obituaries and Other Vital Records of Union County, 1890-1930" (page 88) compiled by Clara Cline…
Portrait - McKinnis, J.L.
"John L. McKinnis, pioneer - Summerville, Oregon - circa 1905. Arrived in the Grande Ronde Valley on Sept. 27, 1864. Instrumental in the formation and growth of farming, logging and industry in the Grande Ronde Valley, especially around the…
Perry, Log Drive
"Log drive on the Grande Ronde River above Perry, Grande Ronde Lumber Company Dam - near La Grande, Oregon - circa 1905."
Perry, Log Dam
"The Dam at Perry, Oregon - Grande Ronde Lumber Co. - 4 miles from La Grande"
Oro Dell, Mill
"The Mill at Oro Dell, located beside the Grande Ronde River, circa 1890." The mill was built to serve as a grist mill, a place where grain is ground into flour. "The building was later used as an electric power plant for La Grande, Oregon." [See:…
Oro Dell, Dam & Light Plant
"Oro Dell Dam and Electric Light Plant on the Grande Ronde River, west of La Grande, Oregon - 1905. [1973 notation: At point where west exit bridge for freeway now occurs.]
Oro Dell, Dam
"Oro Dell dam - circa 1900" [Note: Wood construction of dam.]
La Grande, Moon Drug & GRV House
"Moon Drug Co. store on the corner of Adams and Fir. Advertisement for Coca-Cola painted on the side of the building. Sign for Moon Drug reads: 'Drugs, Ice Cream, Candies, Stationery, ______, ______ ______, Tobacco.' Grande Ronde Valley House is…