Promise, Oregon
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Promise is an unincorporated community in northern Wallowa County, Oregon.[1] It is located about 25 road miles south of Troy and 8 miles north of Maxville on a remote ridge south of the Grande Ronde River.[2][3]
The area was first homesteaded by John C. Phillips and Daniel W. Mann in about 1891.[4] Mann called the area "Promised Land" and "Land of Promise", so when a post office was established in 1896, it was called "Promise".[4] Thomas C. Miller was the first postmaster, and the office ran until 1944.[4] At one time Promise had a school.[5]
An annual Promise reunion is held for residents, descendants and friends at the Promise
Grange Hall.[6]
References
- ^ "Promise". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-899-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Nesbitt, Katy (July 3, 2013). "Schaeffer to Serve as Grand Marshal". The Observer. La Grande, Oregon. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ "Promise Reunion Set for Memorial Day Weekend". Wallowa County Chieftain. May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
External links
- Images of Promise from Flickr
- Promise Cemetery at Find a Grave
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