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History · Pine Grove

Pine Grove’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Pine Grove. 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

Pine Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 148 to 142 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove’s history is told.

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River PhoenixRiver PhoenixMadras · 32 miGreg WaldenGreg WaldenThe Dalles · 35 miJacoby EllsburyJacoby EllsburyMadras · 32 miVAVirginia AdmiralThe Dalles · 35 miClifton N. McArthurClifton N. McArthurThe Dalles · 35 miGeorge AguilarGeorge AguilarThe Dalles · 35 mi
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Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pine Grove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Maupin Section Foreman's House in Maupin, 13.7 miles away.

Pine Grove and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Pine Grove. Tap a dot.
Maupin Section Foreman's HouseWasco Warehouse & Milling Company Hydroelectric Project Historic DistrictBarlow RoadClackamas Lake Ranger Station Historic DistrictTimberline LodgeSilcox Hut

Closest to Pine Grove

Maupin Section Foreman's HouseMaupin · Union Pacific Railroad Common Standard Plan13.7miWasco Warehouse & Milling Company Hydroelectric Project Historic DistrictTygh Valley · District15.5miBarlow RoadGovernment Camp · District17.7miClackamas Lake Ranger Station Historic DistrictGovernment Camp · District19.1miTimberline LodgeGovernment Camp · Built 193722.9mi

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. Maupin Section Foreman's House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Pine Grove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Pine Grove’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.

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📜 Maupin📜 Dufur📜 Shaniko📜 Madras
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