Thomas and Ruckle Road
The Thomas and Ruckle Road, also known as Ruckles Road or Ruckels Road, was a
Blue Mountains
.
George Thomas was a
stage line from Walla Walla to the Idaho Mines.[1] The road ran from the northwest to the southeast, offering a more direct connection to Walla Walla, despite being longer than the Meacham Road.[1]
The Ruckle Road, as well as others over the Blues, charged $3 to $5 per wagon.[1] Several towns were platted along the road: Summerville in 1873, and Cove sometime in the 1870s.[3] Mail was delivered over the road, causing it to bypass La Grande in favor of Union and Summerville, helping Union become elected as the county seat in 1872.[1]
The road washed out in 1886 and was never rebuilt.[3]
References
- ^ OCLC 4383986.
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1888). History of Oregon. Vol. II. p. 481.
- ^ ISBN 0-87595-073-6.
