| City |
Description/Location |
| Bend |
Shortened from Farewell Bend, a point on
the Deschutes River, it was at this
place
travelers over the pioneer roads had
their
last view of the river. |
| Cloverdale |
Located a few miles east of Sisters. The
summer of 1900 saw the first school house
built on the property of the late George
Cyrus property as it was nearest to the center
of population of the area.. |
| Crooked River Ranch |
Located in the Crooked River Canyon..
The original 12,000 acre cattle ranch
was
homesteaded in 1910 by the Gates family.
The Old Ranch House, built in 1916,
served
as home and headquarters for several
families
throughout the years. In 1972 the cattle
ranch was purchased by the McPhearson
Corporation
and became the development now known
as Crooked
River Ranch. |
| Deschutes |
There have been several post offices and
localities in Oregon named Deschutes, all
of them along the Deschutes River and encompassing
at least 3 counties, Deschutes, Sherman and
Wasco. The last one being between Bend
and Redmond on Hwy 97 established in July
1911. |
| Gist |
Post office was established Feb 14, 1907
at the Charles L. Gist ranch and was named
for the family and Mr. Gist was the first Postmaster.
It was located "a few miles southeast
of Sisters on the old road". |
| Imperial |
Laid out on the south half of a school section
on the south edge of Hampton Valley in a
north angle from Frederick Butte in 1910
by Sherman Montgomery. Lots sold for
anywhere from $10.00 to $500.00 |
| Redmond |
Named for Frank T. Redmond, who moved to
the area in 1905. The town was
plotted
in 1906. The Redmond post office
was
established on Aug. 29, 1905 |
| Sisters |
Just East of the Cascade Range at the base
of the 3 Sisters. Post office
was originally
at Camp Polk and moved in 1888. The
town
site plat was filed in July 15, 1901
by Alex
and Robert Smith |
| Millican |
Named for George Millican. The old
Millican store was on the P.B. Johnson
homestead.
Post office was established in
1913
with Johnson as the postmaster. The
town was moved when US 20 was opened
in 1930.
|
| La Pine |
Originally named Rosland, La Pine was
renamed for the abundance of pine trees.
The post office was established in
1910 and
the postal service changed the
name
to Lapine. La Pine was reestablished
as the name in 1951 by the post office. |
| Terrebonne |
Originally called Hillman (combining the
name of James J. Hill and E.H. Harriman)
the town was founded by a man named
Hillman,
a prominent real estate operator who
got
into trouble with the government, the
citizens
renamed the town to Terrebonne, which
is French for good earth. The
post
office was changed in 1911.. |
| Brothers |
Thought to be named after Three Brothers
Sheep Camp, but could be named Brothers
for
the many fraternal family groups that
lived
in the area. The Brothers post
office
was founded in 1913 |
| Hampton |
Named for Hampton Butte, which was possibly
formed by an explosive volcanic eruption,
which discharged acid lavas and probably
furnished most of the material for
the extended
tuff sheets forming the surface of
much of
the adjacent land. The Hampton
post
office was formed in 1911. Today
the
town consists of a gas station and
restaurant. |
| Tumalo / Laidlaw |
Originally named Laidlaw after W.A. Laidlaw
the post office was established in
1904.
The name Tumalo came from the
development
of the Tumalo irrigation project and
the
locals continued the use of the name
for
the area. In 1915, the Laidlaw
post
office was renamed |
| Camp Polk |
Located about 3 miles NE of Sisters on the
west bank of Squaw Creek. This military
outpost
was established in 1865 |
