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Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 26.9 Mi501 S Main St
97801 Pendleton -
The Dalles Area Chamber Of Commerce
Distance: 93.0 Mi404 W 2nd St
97058 The Dalles -
Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 100.9 Mi936 W North St
97828 Enterprise -
Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 130.3 Mi390 NE Fairview St
97754 Prineville -
Redmond Chamber of Commerce
Distance: 142.0 Mi446 SW 7th St
97756 Redmond
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When the railroads came to Eastern Oregon, replacing the team freighters, Maxwell Siding was built nearby to allow trains to pass. Later, on July 10, 1907, the town of Hermiston was incorporated. Its name inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, "The Weir of Hermiston". Under administration of the Bureau of Reclamation, Cold Springs Reservoir was constructed east of Hermiston for storage of Umatilla River water. Formal opening of the head gate leading to the main canals took place on May 27, 1908. With this advent, irrigated farming was undertaken on a large scale. Agriculture was Hermiston's lone industry until the Umatilla Army Depot was constructed immediately prior to World War II. Later McNary Dam was erected on the Columbia River by the Army Corps of Engineers; the Union Pacific Railroad developed Hinkle Terminal; and Marlette Homes, Inc. began manufacturing mobile dwellings in Hermiston. Potato growing and livestock raising have brought a number of food processors to the...