Pondosa, Oregon

Pondosa is an unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States. Pondosa has an elevation of 3261 feet (994 meters).[1]

The town came into being in 1927, when the four Stoddard brothers of La Grande bought land in the area.[2] They moved the sawmill operations of the Grande Ronde Lumber Company in nearby Perry to the site.[2] The town was named after the Ponderosa Pines that dotted the area.[2] A post office was established in 1927.[2] In 1931, Truman Collins of The Collins Companies of Portland bought the mill.[3] The mill was sold again in 1956, this time to Boise Cascade, which made plans to shut down the mill.[2] This caused the decline of the town, which had over 500 inhabitants at the time.[2] The post office was discontinued in 1959.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pondosa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Barklow, Irene (1987). From Trails to Rails: The Post Offices, Stage Stops and Wagon Roads of Union County. Enterprise, Oregon: Enchantments Publishing of Oregon. pp. 224–227. ISBN 0-9618185-0-6.
  3. ↑ "A History of The Collins Companies". The Collins Companies. 2005. Retrieved February 25, 2010.

Coordinates: 45°00′29″N 117°38′35″W / 45.008°N 117.643°W