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'''Blakeley''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] historic locale<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis |id= 1136079 |name= Blakeley (historical) |entrydate= 28-Nov-1980 |accessdate= 2009-12-21}}</ref> in [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla County]], [[Oregon]], United States between [[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton]] and [[Milton-Freewater, Oregon|Milton-Freewater]]. It is just north of [[Oregon Route 11]] on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was a station on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=OGN>{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |authorlink= Lewis A. McArthur |coauthors= [[Lewis L. McArthur]] |title= [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |origyear= 1928 |edition= 7th |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Oregon Historical Society Press]] |location= [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |id= ISBN 0-87595-277-1 |page= }}</ref> The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland.<ref name=OGN/> The name was later changed to honor [[William M. Blakley]] (alternately spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an [[Oregon House of Representatives|Oregon State Representative]] from 1902-1906, and a wheat grower in the area.<ref name=OGN/> The elevation is 1417 feet (432 m).<ref name=GNIS/> |
'''Blakeley''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] historic locale<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis |id= 1136079 |name= Blakeley (historical) |entrydate= 28-Nov-1980 |accessdate= 2009-12-21}}</ref> in [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla County]], [[Oregon]], United States between [[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton]] and [[Milton-Freewater, Oregon|Milton-Freewater]]. It is just north of [[Oregon Route 11]] on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was a station on the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=OGN>{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |authorlink= Lewis A. McArthur |coauthors= [[Lewis L. McArthur]] |title= [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |origyear= 1928 |edition= 7th |year= 2003 |publisher= [[Oregon Historical Society Press]] |location= [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |id= ISBN 0-87595-277-1 |page= 88}}</ref> The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland who received a [[Land patent|patent]] on land nearby in 1880.<ref name=OGN/> The name was later changed to honor [[William M. Blakley]] (alternately spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an [[Oregon House of Representatives|Oregon State Representative]] from 1902-1906, and a wheat grower in the area.<ref name=OGN/> The elevation is 1417 feet (432 m).<ref name=GNIS/> |
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Revision as of 02:18, 22 December 2009
Blakeley is an unincorporated historic locale[1] in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States between Pendleton and Milton-Freewater. It is just north of Oregon Route 11 on Wildhorse Creek. Blakeley was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2] The station was first named "Eastland" after Robert E. Eastland who received a patent on land nearby in 1880.[2] The name was later changed to honor William M. Blakley (alternately spelled "Blakeley" and "Blakely"), an Oregon State Representative from 1902-1906, and a wheat grower in the area.[2] The elevation is 1417 feet (432 m).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Blakeley (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 28-Nov-1980. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
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