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Mission’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Mission. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Mission is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mission as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, Mission had a population of 960. Mission is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,037 to 960 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mission yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mission’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Mission

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Adam WestAdam WestWalla Walla · 32 miHamza YusufHamza YusufWalla Walla · 32 miCTConnor TrinneerWalla Walla · 32 miGordon H. SmithGordon H. SmithPendleton · 8 miGFGeorge Buck FlowerMilton-Freewater · 23 miDave CockrumDave CockrumPendleton · 8 mi
By decade

Mission, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Mission is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mission has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Joseph Vey House in Pendleton, 5.2 miles away.

Mission and the nearest listed places

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Joseph Vey HouseEllis-Hampton HouseSouth Main Street Commercial Historic DistrictJohnson-Ellis HouseEdgar Sommerville HouseBowman Hotel

Closest to Mission

Joseph Vey HousePendleton · Built 19135.2miEllis-Hampton HousePendleton · Built 19015.6miSouth Main Street Commercial Historic DistrictPendleton · District5.8miJohnson-Ellis HousePendleton · Building5.8miEdgar Sommerville HousePendleton · Queen Anne · Built 18995.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Joseph Vey House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mission?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mission’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Pendleton📜 Adams📜 Helix📜 Athena
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