Perry is an unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States. It is located five miles west of La Grande on the Grande Ronde River and Interstate 84.[1] The town was originally named Stumptown, but was later renamed in honor of an early railroad dispatcher in La Grande.[1][2]
Perry is located at 45°20′53″N 118°10′01″W / 45.348°N 118.167°W and has an elevation of 2,987 feet (910 meters).[3]
Perry came into existence in 1890, when the Smith-Stanley Lumber Company built a sawmill in the area.[2] A post office was established in the same year.[2] The mill was sold to Charley and Jim Mimnaugh and again in 1900 to C.W. Nibley and George Stoddard, who renamed the mill he Grande Ronde Lumber Company.[2] In 1927, the Grande Ronde Lumber Company merged with the Stoddard Lumber Company of Baker City and moved across the valley to Pondosa, taking most of the town with it.[2] The post office was discontinued in 1931.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Reavis, Jim (2010). "Towns of Union County, Oregon". Oregon Genealogy. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Barklow, Irene (1987). From Trails to Rails: The Post Offices, Stage Stops and Wagon Roads of Union County. Enterprise, Oregon: Enchantments Publishing of Oregon. pp. 220–221. ISBN 0-9618185-0-6.
- ^ "Perry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 26, 2010.