Ferndale, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
45°58′52″N 118°23′51″W / 45.98111°N 118.39750°W / 45.98111; -118.39750Ferndale is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is near the Oregon–Washington border east of Oregon Route 339 and west of Oregon Route 11 about 4 miles (6 km) north of Milton-Freewater.[2]
Ferndale was once a station on the Walla Walla Valley Railway, which served the local fruit orchards, and the site of a fruit-packing warehouse.[3][4] The next station south on the line was at Sunnyside.[3] Ferndale Elementary School is part of the Milton-Freewater Unified School District.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferndale, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b "Virtual Tour Part 2". The Virtual Walla Walla Valley Railway. Archived from the original on November 20, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "WWV History, Part Two: 1931-1945: NP Control and the Growth of Freight Traffic". The Virtual Walla Walla Valley Railway. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "Ferndale Elementary: About Us". Milton-Freewater Unified School District. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
External links
- Image of old fruit packing shed in Ferndale on former WWVR right-of-way
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