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The name was changed to "Hayworth Saddle" by the Oregon Geographic Names Board, which in turn recommended it to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The board adopted the name in September 2008. [3] [4] Individual summits in the range include Spores Point, Buck Mountain, Mount Tom, Round Mountain, and Bald Mountain.
A group of Klansmen gathered in their robes and hoods. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) arrived in the U.S. state of Oregon in the early 1920s, during the history of the second Klan, and it quickly spread throughout the state, aided by a mostly white, Protestant population as well as by racist and anti-immigrant sentiments which were already embedded in the region. [1]
Location in Oregon relative to other major volcanoes. The major landmark for the Rogue River Valley, [4] Mount McLoughlin reaches an elevation of 9,493 feet (2,893 m). [1] The tallest volcano in between Mount Shasta — located 70 miles (110 km) to the south [5] — and South Sister 120 miles (190 km) to the north, it lies in the Cascade Range, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of ...
The street runs from Merrion Square to McKenny bridge over the Grand Canal which connects the street with Northumberland Road. Mount Street Upper runs parallel to the street to the south. [3] The street is intersected by a number of junctions including Grattan Street, Grant's Row, Love Lane, Love Lane East, Verschoyle Place and Stephen's Place.
Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in 1877 and named after a black stallion that belonged to settler David W. Jenkins. The stallion's stable , a small stone building, is still standing in a field on the north side of U.S. Highway 26 about 2.2 miles (3.5 km) east of the main ...
In Portland, the route overlaps I-405 (Stadium Freeway No. 61) for a short distance before exiting onto city streets, including Arthur Street, to reach the Ross Island Bridge. US 26 leaves the bridge, which is at the beginning of the Mount Hood Highway No. 26, and follows Powell Boulevard, a surface street, to Gresham.
The community's name is derived from Mount Pisgah, a mountain mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. [2] Pisgah Presbyterian Church, a local landmark, was founded in 1784. The current building dates from 1812. [3] The railroad was extended to Pisgah in 1888. [4] A post office called Pisgah was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1931. [5]
A Google Maps Camera Car showcased on Google campus in Mountain View, California in November 2010. The United States was the first country to have Google Street View images and was the only country with images for over a year following introduction of the service on May 25, 2007. Early on, most locations had a limited number of views, usually ...