City of La Grande Union County, Oregon
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General information on City of La Grande
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of La Grande
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of La Grande | Official |
| La Grande | Official |
A Selected Bibliography of City of La Grande, Union County, Oregon
A compilation of essential readings detailing the history, geography, and culture of the region.
Powerful rockey the Blue Mountains and the Oregon Trail, 1811-1883 by John W. Evans, Eastern Oregon State College
John W. Evans’s Powerful rockey: the Blue Mountains and the Oregon Trail, 1811-1883 explores the formidable geographic barriers and the profound overland adaptation required to navigate the final, grueling alpine stretches of the western migration route in northeastern Oregon. The narrative illustrates how the severe environmental realities of this rugged topography—defined by steep, densely timbered ridges, deep river ravines, and the sudden, harsh elevation gains rising abruptly from the arid eastern plains—required immense physical resilience and shared, cooperative labor from exhausted nineteenth-century emigrants. By detailing the gradual transition from precarious indigenous footpaths utilized by early fur trappers to the cooperative clearing of widened wagon roads and subsequent commercial toll routes, the text highlights how overcoming this massive geological hurdle was a defining, communal crucible for pioneers. Ultimately, the account demonstrates that patiently conquering the severe inclines of the Blue Mountains and collaboratively establishing vital supply settlements in the surrounding valleys were essential steps in transforming a treacherous wilderness barrier into an enduring, deeply rooted conduit for the civic and agricultural expansion of the Pacific Northwest.
xv, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Non-circulating [ 1 ]
Union County
- Alicel
- Cabin Creek (historical)
- Camp Carson (historical)
- Camp Elkanah
- City of Cove
- City of Elgin
- Elk Flat (historical)
- Hilgard
- Hot Lake
- City of Imbler
- Indian Valley (historical)
- City of Island City
- City of La Grande
- Looking Glass (historical)
- Medical Springs
- City of North Powder
- Perry
- Pondosa
- Starkey
- Town of Summerville
- Telocaset
- City of Union
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Last updated: 2017-01-15