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'''Shaniko''' is a city located in [[Wasco County, Oregon|Wasco County]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]], on [[U.S. Route 97 (Oregon)|U.S. Route 97]] and about eight miles (13 km) north of [[Antelope, Oregon|Antelope]]. As of the [[United States 2000 Census|2000 census]], the city had a total population of 26—a virtual [[ghost town]] whose preservation is being spearheaded by investments from [[Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.]], a businessman and owner of the ''[[Portland Tribune]]'' and [[Columbia Empire Farms]]. |
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== History == |
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'''George Kenneth (Ken) Allred''' (born [[December 30]] [[1940]] in [[Pincher Creek, Alberta]]) is a politician in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]] and member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]], in which he sits as a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative]] caucus. He is also a former municipal councillor in [[St. Albert, Alberta]], and former candidate for the [[Canadian House of Commons]]. |
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The first [[European American]]s came to the Shaniko area after the discovery of [[gold]] in [[Canyon City, Oregon]] in 1862.<ref name=Rees>{{cite book |
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| first = Helen Guyton |
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| title = Shaniko: From Wool Capital to Ghost Town |
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| publisher = [[Binford & Mort]] |
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| date = 1982 |
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| location = [[Portland, Oregon]] |
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| id = ISBN 0-8323-0398-4 }}</ref> The route to Canyon City started at the early settlement of [[The Dalles, Oregon|The Dalles]], {{convert|190|mi|km}} away.<ref name=Rees/> Camps were made wherever water could be found.<ref name=Rees/> One camp, which became the farming community of [[Bakeoven, Oregon|Bakeoven]], was closely associated with the future town of Shaniko, while another camp, Cross Hollow, was located in the present Shaniko city limits.<ref name=Rees/> In 1867, following complaints of hostile [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] and fear of robbery of those transporting gold, the [[State of Oregon]] received a grant from the United States government to build a military wagon road from The Dalles to [[Fort Boise]], Idaho.<ref name=Rees/> Following this road, homesteaders began claiming land in [[Central Oregon]] that was previously fairly inaccessible.<ref name=Rees/> |
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One of these settlers was August Scherneckau, who came to the area after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]],<ref name="OGN">{{cite book |
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==Background== |
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| authorlink = Lewis A. McArthur |
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| coauthors = [[Lewis L. McArthur]] |
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| title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |
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| origyear = 1928 |
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| edition = Seventh Edition |
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| year = 2003 |
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| publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press |
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| location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] |
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| id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1 |
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| pages = }}</ref> in 1874.<ref name=Rees/> The spelling of the town's name reflects local pronunciation of Scherneckau's name.<ref name="OGN"/> The town was originally called '''Cross Hollows''', and a post office by that name was established in May 1879 with Scherneckau as postmaster.<ref name="OGN"/> Cross Hollows post office closed in 1887, and Shaniko post office opened in 1900.<ref name="OGN"/> |
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The town's heyday was the first decade of the 20th century, when Shaniko served as a transportation hub spurred by the presence of the [[Columbia Southern Railway]], a subsidiary of [[Union Pacific Railroad]], which built a branch from [[Biggs Junction, Oregon|Biggs Junction]] to a terminus in Shaniko.<ref name=Rees/> That branch was completed in May 1900.<ref name=Rees/> At the time, the city was known as the "[[Wool]] Capital of the World", and it was the center of {{convert|20000|sqmi|km2}} of wool, wheat, cattle and sheep production, with no other such center east of the [[Cascade Range]] in Oregon.<ref name=Rees/> The region served by the city even stretched into [[Idaho]], south to [[Klamath Falls, Oregon]] and beyond, because of rail connections to the main line.<ref name=Rees/> |
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Allred is a land surveyor by profession, and graduated from the [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology]] in 1961. He was commissioned as an Alberta Land Surveyor in 1965 and as a Canada Lands Surveyor in 1968. He has held numerous positions with the Alberta Land Surveyors Association, the Canadian Council of Land Surveyors, and the International Federation of Surveyors, including serving as the Executive Director of the ALSA from 1977 until 1991. He was an adjunct professor at the [[University of Alberta]] from 1984 to 1992.<ref>[http://www.fig.net/council/vicepresident_allred.htm Vice President Allred<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The residents of Shaniko voted to incorporate Shaniko and elected a mayor, F. T. Hurlbert, and other city officials on [[January 1]] [[1902]]. It was [[Wasco County, Oregon|Wasco County's]] fifth largest city, boasting the largest wool warehouse in the state, from which two tons were marketed in 1901. It was surrounded by cattle ranches, which produced livestock for shipment that filled 400 railroad cars that year.<ref name="HistoryCentralOregon">{{cite book | title=An Illustrated History of Central Oregon| date=1905| publisher=Western Publishing Co.| location=Spokane, Washington}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
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By 1911, another line diverted traffic once served by the Columbia Southern and the town begin to decline. A mid-1960s flood in [[Hay Canyon]] near [[Grass Valley, Oregon|Grass Valley]] destroyed part of the Columbia Southern line and led to its abandonment. |
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Allred was first elected to [[St. Albert City Council]] in 1980, and was re-elected in 1983. He did not seek re-election in 1986, but returned to city council in 1989 and served an additional three terms, before retiring from municipal politics in 1998.<ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.fig.net/admin/ga/2004/app_13_allred.pdf</ref> |
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== Geography == |
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Federally, Allred was a charter member of the [[Reform Party of Canada]] in 1987, and was that party's candidate in the [[Canadian federal election, 1988|1988 federal election]] for the riding of [[St. Albert (electoral district)|St. Albert]]. He finished fourth as incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] [[Walter van de Walle]] was re-elected. Allred's [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] opponent in that race was [[Kent Davidson]], with whom he would later serve on city council. Allred was also President of the Reform Party constituency association from 1987 to 1988, and later a director of the [[Canadian Alliance]] constituency association from 2001 until 2003.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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Shaniko is located at 45°0'11" North, 120°45'11" West (45.002955, -120.753149){{GR|1}}, at an elevation of 3,344 feet (1019 m), according to [[Oregon Blue Book]]. |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), none of which is covered with water. |
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Provincially, Allred is a supporter of the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservative Party]], and served as a director of its [[St. Albert (provincial electoral district)|St. Albert]] constituency association from 1986 to 1988 and as its President from 2000 until 2003.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> In June 2007, Allred announced his intention to seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding, challenging incumbent mayor [[Paul Chalifoux]] and local seniors activist Frances Badrock.<ref>http://www.stalbertgazette.com/news/2007/0606/top2.htm</ref> He won a first ballot victory by a "significant margin" and became the party's choice to challenge incumbent [[Liberal Party of Alberta|Liberal]] MLA [[Jack Flaherty]] in the [[Alberta general election, 2008|2008 election]].<ref>[http://www.stalbertgazette.com/news/2007/0630/top2.htm http://www.stalbertgazette.com/news/2007/0630/top2.htm]</ref> He defeated Flaherty by nearly three thousand votes to take office as MLA.<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Albert painted blue |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Election/2008/03/04/4900906-sun.html |publisher=Edmonton Sun |date=March 4, 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> |
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The semi-arid climate creates a landscape with little visible vegetation other than sagebrush, scrub oak and dry grass most of the year. Many foothills and peaks of the [[Cascade mountains|Cascade]] range are visible from the city, including [[Three Fingered Jack]],{{Fact|date=April 2007}} [[Mount Hood|Hood]], [[Mount Jefferson|Jefferson]], [[Mount Adams|Adams]], [[Mount St. Helens|St. Helens]] and [[Mount Rainier|Rainier]].<ref name="HistoryCentralOregon">{{cite book | title=An Illustrated History of Central Oregon| date=1905| publisher=Western Publishing Co.| location=Spokane, Washington}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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== Demographics == |
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Ken Allred is married with three sons.<ref>[http://www.fig.net/council/vicepresident_allred.htm http://www.fig.net/council/vicepresident_allred.htm ]</ref> He is a former President of the Australian Wine Club of Edmonton.<ref>[http://www.fig.net/admin/ga/2004/app_13_allred.pdf http://www.fig.net/admin/ga/2004/app_13_allred.pdf]</ref> |
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there are 26 people, 14 households, and nine families residing in the city. The [[population density]] is 55.9 people per square mile (21.8/km²). There are 35 housing units at an average density of 75.3/sq mi (29.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 7.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. |
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There are 14 households out of which 7.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% are non-families. 21.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.86 and the average family size is 2.11. |
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In the city the population is spread out with 7.7% under the age of 18, 0% from 18 to 24, 11.5% from 25 to 44, 42.3% from 45 to 64, and 38.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 61 years. For every 100 females there are 136.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 140.0 males. |
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The median income for a household in the city is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $31,250. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $43,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $15,617. 16.7% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 100.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. |
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==Points of interest== |
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===Historic buildings=== |
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Shaniko contains an individual historic building, a building complex, and a [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: |
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* [[Columbia Southern Hotel]] |
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* [[Imperial Stock Ranch Headquarters Complex]]<ref>[http://www.wasco-history.r9esd.k12.or.us/comm/imperial/imper1.html Wasco County History]</ref> |
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* [[Shaniko Historic District]] |
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The Shaniko Historic District includes the Shaniko Schoolhouse and the Shaniko Jailhouse.{{fact}} |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.shaniko.com/shanikox.html History page from Pamplin-funded website for the town] (main site www.shaniko.com under construction) |
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*[http://bluebook.state.or.us/local/cities/sy/shaniko.htm Entry for Shaniko] from the [[Oregon Blue Book]], including a link to a [http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/gis/docs/citymaps/shan.pdf local road map] (in [[Portable Document Format|PDF format]]) from [[Oregon Department of Transportation|ODOT]] |
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*[http://virtualguidebooks.com/Oregon/EasternOregon/Deschutes/ShanikoHotel.html Shaniko panorama] (in [[QuickTime VR]] format) |
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*[http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=shaniko&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all Historic photos of Shaniko] from the [[Salem Public Library]] |
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*[http://www.weatherland.com/articles/Shaniko.pdf ''Bend Bulletin'' story on Pamplin and Shaniko] |
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Revision as of 01:57, 10 October 2008
Shaniko, Oregon | |
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| Nickname: Oregon's Best Known Ghost Town | |
 Location in Oregon | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Wasco |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Goldie Roberts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,344 ft (1,019 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 26 |
| • Density | 55.9/sq mi (21.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97057 |
| Area code | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-66700Template:GR |
| GNIS feature ID | 1126791Template:GR |
| Website | http://www.shaniko.com |
Shaniko is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon, United States, on U.S. Route 97 and about eight miles (13 km) north of Antelope. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26—a virtual ghost town whose preservation is being spearheaded by investments from Robert B. Pamplin, Jr., a businessman and owner of the Portland Tribune and Columbia Empire Farms.
History
The first European Americans came to the Shaniko area after the discovery of gold in Canyon City, Oregon in 1862.[1] The route to Canyon City started at the early settlement of The Dalles, 190 miles (310 km) away.[1] Camps were made wherever water could be found.[1] One camp, which became the farming community of Bakeoven, was closely associated with the future town of Shaniko, while another camp, Cross Hollow, was located in the present Shaniko city limits.[1] In 1867, following complaints of hostile Indians and fear of robbery of those transporting gold, the State of Oregon received a grant from the United States government to build a military wagon road from The Dalles to Fort Boise, Idaho.[1] Following this road, homesteaders began claiming land in Central Oregon that was previously fairly inaccessible.[1]
One of these settlers was August Scherneckau, who came to the area after the Civil War,[2] in 1874.[1] The spelling of the town's name reflects local pronunciation of Scherneckau's name.[2] The town was originally called Cross Hollows, and a post office by that name was established in May 1879 with Scherneckau as postmaster.[2] Cross Hollows post office closed in 1887, and Shaniko post office opened in 1900.[2]
The town's heyday was the first decade of the 20th century, when Shaniko served as a transportation hub spurred by the presence of the Columbia Southern Railway, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad, which built a branch from Biggs Junction to a terminus in Shaniko.[1] That branch was completed in May 1900.[1] At the time, the city was known as the "Wool Capital of the World", and it was the center of 20,000 square miles (52,000 km2) of wool, wheat, cattle and sheep production, with no other such center east of the Cascade Range in Oregon.[1] The region served by the city even stretched into Idaho, south to Klamath Falls, Oregon and beyond, because of rail connections to the main line.[1]
The residents of Shaniko voted to incorporate Shaniko and elected a mayor, F. T. Hurlbert, and other city officials on January 1 1902. It was Wasco County's fifth largest city, boasting the largest wool warehouse in the state, from which two tons were marketed in 1901. It was surrounded by cattle ranches, which produced livestock for shipment that filled 400 railroad cars that year.[3]
By 1911, another line diverted traffic once served by the Columbia Southern and the town begin to decline. A mid-1960s flood in Hay Canyon near Grass Valley destroyed part of the Columbia Southern line and led to its abandonment.
Geography
Shaniko is located at 45°0'11" North, 120°45'11" West (45.002955, -120.753149)Template:GR, at an elevation of 3,344 feet (1019 m), according to Oregon Blue Book.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), none of which is covered with water.
The semi-arid climate creates a landscape with little visible vegetation other than sagebrush, scrub oak and dry grass most of the year. Many foothills and peaks of the Cascade range are visible from the city, including Three Fingered Jack,[citation needed] Hood, Jefferson, Adams, St. Helens and Rainier.[3]
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 26 people, 14 households, and nine families residing in the city. The population density is 55.9 people per square mile (21.8/km²). There are 35 housing units at an average density of 75.3/sq mi (29.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.31% White and 7.69% African American.
There are 14 households out of which 7.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are married couples living together, 0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% are non-families. 21.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.86 and the average family size is 2.11.
In the city the population is spread out with 7.7% under the age of 18, 0% from 18 to 24, 11.5% from 25 to 44, 42.3% from 45 to 64, and 38.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 61 years. For every 100 females there are 136.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 140.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $31,250. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $43,333 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,617. 16.7% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 100.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Points of interest
Historic buildings
Shaniko contains an individual historic building, a building complex, and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
The Shaniko Historic District includes the Shaniko Schoolhouse and the Shaniko Jailhouse.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rees, Helen Guyton (1982). Shaniko: From Wool Capital to Ghost Town. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort. ISBN 0-8323-0398-4.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b An Illustrated History of Central Oregon. Spokane, Washington: Western Publishing Co. 1905.
- ^ Wasco County History
External links
- History page from Pamplin-funded website for the town (main site www.shaniko.com under construction)
- Entry for Shaniko from the Oregon Blue Book, including a link to a local road map (in PDF format) from ODOT
- Shaniko panorama (in QuickTime VR format)
- Historic photos of Shaniko from the Salem Public Library
- Bend Bulletin story on Pamplin and Shaniko
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