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Havana, Oregon | |
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  Havana, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′29″N 118°39′25″W / 45.72472°N 118.65694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Umatilla |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Havana or Havana Station is a former railroad station in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Pendleton on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Pendleton Branch Line. [1] It is located near the junction of Oregon Route 335, known as the Havana–Helix Highway, with Oregon Route 11, about 9 miles south of Helix, along Wildhorse Creek. [2]
Geography
The nearby Havana Quarries provided basalt for the Oregon State Highway Department's (later the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)) road building projects. [3] [4] The basalt underlying the area is from the Columbia River Basalt Group. [3]
Demographics
There was a Finnish settlement north of Havana. [5] They were served by the National Register of Historic Places-listed Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church located about four miles north of Havana. Local Finns were buried in the Finnish Cemetery north of the church or in the Greasewood Cemetery.
Transportation
Havana was a shipping point for wheat and other grains grown in the surrounding area. [6] The Union Pacific railroad tracks, originally built by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company to Havana in the 1880s, were abandoned around 1975, [7] and removed sometime later.
The Havana-Helix Highway (OR 335) was designated as a secondary state highway in 1936. [8] It ran from the Oregon-Washington Highway (OR 11) at Havana along the existing Market Road No. 2 to Helix. [8] In 1920, The Oregon State Highway Department listed the official distance between Pendleton and Havana on the Oregon-Washington Highway as 7.8 miles. [9]
References
- ^ "The Idea of National Highways". Motoring Magazine and Motoring Life. October–December 1913. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b Corcoran, R. E. (1976). "Rock Material Resources of Umatilla County, Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "DOGAMI Inventory of Umatilla County Aggregate Resources" (PDF). Umatilla County Department of Land Use Planning. 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Pioneer Farmer of Finnish District is Called by Death". East Oregonian. April 11, 1916. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Grain at Warehouses". The Athena Press. September 27, 1895. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company Abandonment, Portion Pendleton Branch, Milepost 0.00 to Milepost 17.03, ETAS: Environmental Impact Statement. Interstate Commerce Commission. 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "History of State Highways in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. March 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Upper Highway Logged". The Sunday Oregonian. December 5, 1920. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
External links
- 1950s images of the McCormmach Ranch in the Havana area from Oregon State University Extension Service, Umatilla County
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Havana, Oregon | |
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Havana, Oregon Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′29″N 118°39′25″W / 45.72472°N 118.65694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Umatilla |
| Elevation | 1,312 ft (400 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Havana or Havana Station is a former railroad station in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Pendleton on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Pendleton Branch Line. [1] It is located near the junction of Oregon Route 335, known as the Havana–Helix Highway, with Oregon Route 11, about 9 miles south of Helix, along Wildhorse Creek. [2]
Geography
The nearby Havana Quarries provided basalt for the Oregon State Highway Department's (later the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)) road building projects. [3] [4] The basalt underlying the area is from the Columbia River Basalt Group. [3]
Demographics
There was a Finnish settlement north of Havana. [5] They were served by the National Register of Historic Places-listed Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church located about four miles north of Havana. Local Finns were buried in the Finnish Cemetery north of the church or in the Greasewood Cemetery.
Transportation
Havana was a shipping point for wheat and other grains grown in the surrounding area. [6] The Union Pacific railroad tracks, originally built by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company to Havana in the 1880s, were abandoned around 1975, [7] and removed sometime later.
The Havana-Helix Highway (OR 335) was designated as a secondary state highway in 1936. [8] It ran from the Oregon-Washington Highway (OR 11) at Havana along the existing Market Road No. 2 to Helix. [8] In 1920, The Oregon State Highway Department listed the official distance between Pendleton and Havana on the Oregon-Washington Highway as 7.8 miles. [9]
References
- ^ "The Idea of National Highways". Motoring Magazine and Motoring Life. October–December 1913. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b Corcoran, R. E. (1976). "Rock Material Resources of Umatilla County, Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "DOGAMI Inventory of Umatilla County Aggregate Resources" (PDF). Umatilla County Department of Land Use Planning. 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Pioneer Farmer of Finnish District is Called by Death". East Oregonian. April 11, 1916. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Grain at Warehouses". The Athena Press. September 27, 1895. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company Abandonment, Portion Pendleton Branch, Milepost 0.00 to Milepost 17.03, ETAS: Environmental Impact Statement. Interstate Commerce Commission. 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "History of State Highways in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. March 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Upper Highway Logged". The Sunday Oregonian. December 5, 1920. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
External links
- 1950s images of the McCormmach Ranch in the Havana area from Oregon State University Extension Service, Umatilla County
Municipalities and communities of
Umatilla County, Oregon, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| CDPs | ||
|
Other communities | ||
| Indian reservation | ||
| Ghost towns | ||