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10-26-2009, 03:12 AM
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Echo, Oregon
Check out Echo, Oregon located in NE Oregon, Umatilla County. Population 715; Echo was just named the winner of the 2009 America in Bloom Contest for Communities 4000 and under in October. In 2007 Echo was the only finalist in the 20,000 and under category from the USA in the International Awards for Liveable Communities(LivCom) and received a bronze in the finals. Echo is Oregon's smallest Tree City USA and has been for 20 years (one of only 3 in Eastern Oregon). There are 10 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places and many other histroic buildings. The Oregon Trail went through Echo and wagon ruts remain on several sites outside of town and the city's Fort Henrietta Park was named a National Historic Oregon Trail Site by the National Park Service. There are a number of museums and historic sites to visit and a wonderful 9 hole golf course called Echo Hills. There are a number of photos of the town on this web site and you can visit the extensive city website at www.echo-oregon.com.
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10-26-2009, 05:53 PM
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Location: Dayton, OH/Portland, OR
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I've been to Echo. It's a cute little town in a very pretty area. I was rolling through there one morning just before the sun came up - stars were still barely out - and I stopped to take in the beautiful dawn with dewy fields and fresh air and I swear I could not hear any sound but my own breathing. I drove around the little town - only truck on the street, and of course everything was closed since it was so early. Eastern OR is so beautiful!
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10-26-2009, 07:54 PM
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Lived there for several years...lot of things to like.
Did I hear right that Ft. Henrietta Days is no more?
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10-27-2009, 01:47 AM
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Fort Henrietta Days
The last year was 1998. The group of us putting it on got burned out and we tried to get new blood without success.
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10-27-2009, 11:42 AM
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Back in the 1970's I played golf there. Keep the ball in the fairways or play with the rattlesnakes.
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11-10-2009, 01:02 PM
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snakes
Actually they were probably bull snakes, we have never found an actual rattle snake on the course. We have a number of bull snakes killed because people thought they were rattlers as the backs have a similar look. Plus the course is a lot different now then in the 70s. We have a new irrigation system and it is very lush. In the 70s is was a series of green circles where each sprinkler was, surrounded by brown and as a result there were more rough, roughs.
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