Promise, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Promise, Oregon is located in Oregon
Promise, Oregon
Promise, Oregon
Promise, Oregon is located in the United States
Promise, Oregon
Promise, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°50′28″N 117°32′38″W / 45.841°N 117.544°W / 45.841; -117.544
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyWallowa
Established1896
Elevation
3,592 ft (1,095 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Promise is an unincorporated community in northern Wallowa County, Oregon.[1] It is located about 25 road miles south of Troy and 8 miles north of Maxville on a remote ridge south of the Grande Ronde River.[2][3]

The area was first homesteaded by John C. Phillips and Daniel W. Mann in about 1891.[4] Mann called the area "Promised Land" and "Land of Promise", so when a post office was established in 1896, it was called "Promise".[4] Thomas C. Miller was the first postmaster, and the office ran until 1944.[4] At one time Promise had a school.[5]

An annual Promise reunion is held for residents, descendants and friends at the Promise Grange Hall.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Promise". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 75. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ Engeman, Richard H. (2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of The Useful, The Curious, and The Arcane. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-88192-899-0.
  4. ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 786. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. ^ Nesbitt, Katy (July 3, 2013). "Schaeffer to Serve as Grand Marshal". The Observer. La Grande, Oregon. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "Promise Reunion Set for Memorial Day Weekend". Wallowa County Chieftain. May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

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