[Hermiston Oregon] (1910)
Files
Title
[Hermiston Oregon] (1910)
Subject
Hermiston (Or.) -- Description and travel -- Aerial -- Maps<br>Hermiston (Or.) -- Pictorial works.<br>Umatilla Project -- Maps
Description
1 bird's-eye view: col., 14 x 19 cm.<br>Inset: Oregon <br>When the Post Office denied the proposed young town of Maxwell, Oregon, permission to use that name, they were forced to choose another. They chose 'Hermiston.' The name came from "Weir of Hermiston," which is a Robert Louis Stevenson novel that one of the settler's had recently read and enjoyed.
Creator
Umatilla Project Development League
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
s.n.: s.l.
Date
1910
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Relation
Is found in Hermiston Oregon
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps<br>Bird's-eye views
Identifier
wsu 541<br>F884.H4 H47 1910
Coverage
United States -- Oregon -- Umatilla County -- Hermiston
Collection
Citation
Umatilla Project Development League, “[Hermiston Oregon] (1910),” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 25, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/2030.