Ferndale, Oregon
Ferndale is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located near the Oregon-Washington border east of Oregon Route 339 and west of Oregon Route 11 about four miles north of Milton-Freewater.[2]
Ferndale was once a station on the Walla Walla Valley Railway (WWVR), 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
- ↑ "Ferndale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Virtual Tour Part 2". The Virtual Walla Walla Valley Railway. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ "WWV History, Part Two: 1931-1945: NP Control and the Growth of Freight Traffic". The Virtual Walla Walla Valley Railway. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ↑ "Ferndale Elementary: About Us". Milton-Freewater Unified School District. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
External links
- Image of old fruit packing shed in Ferndale on former WWVR right-of-way
Coordinates: 45°58′52″N 118°23′51″W / 45.981246°N 118.397467°W
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