Bibliograph

Bend, Deschutes County Historical Society

Type

Label

Bend, Deschutes County Historical Society

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 126)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bend

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

424558758

Responsibility statement

Deschutes County Historical Society

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

"Bend, astride the Deschutes River at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range, got its name from a place on the river that runs through it. Pioneer travelers called the place Farewell Bend because it was where they had their last view of the double bend in the river that afforded a good place to camp and to ford the waterway, otherwise flowing through deep canyons. When the U.S. Post Office Department approved a name for a post office established there in 1886, it settled on a shorter version-Bend-because there already was a Farewell Bend on the Snake River in eastern Oregon. Arrival of a railroad in 1911 connected Bend with a market for Central Oregon's vast timber resources. Large sawmills began operations in 1916 and Bend grew tenfold in 10 years. And it kept on growing into a favored place to live. By its centennial in 2005, some 75,000 people called Bend home." --, Back cover

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