History · Three Rivers

Three Rivers’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Three Rivers South or Three Rivers is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,014 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,014 to 3,925 (+30%). Half of its homes were built before 1999.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Three Rivers 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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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 Three Rivers is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Three Rivers has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ed and Genevieve Deedon Homestead in La Pine, 8.8 miles away.

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. Ed and Genevieve Deedon Homestead’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

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