Arlington, Oregon
In the 1870s, settlers built cattle and sheep corrals at the mouth of Alkali Canyon. Elijah Rhea built the first home in the area in 1880, and in 1881 the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company established a station there. A town, originally called Alkali, was platted a year later, and served as the Gilliam County seat until 1890. In 1885, Alkali changed its name to Arlington, which was either in honor of a local lawyer or the city of Arlington, Virginia. In the 1960s, the US Army Corps of Engineers moved Arlington to higher ground to make way for John Day Dam. This photograph shows Arlington shortly before relocation.
About this community
- Dam
- John Day Dam
- River
- Columbia River
- Established
- 1882
- Inundated
- 1968
The community that was displaced
- Displacement cost
- $24,519,816
- Property value
- $205,758
- Vocations
- farmer, fisherman, rancher
- Birthplaces
- local
Archive artifacts
News
-
"Arlington: A Moving Story of Success" 1967Richard Floyd (writer) · Oregon Historical Society
Official Records
-
Oregon-Washington Bridge Association and Arlington National Bank correspondence 1930Oregon-Washington Bridge Association · Oregon Historical Society -
Letter from Mary Lundell to Arlington National Bank 1932Letter from Mary Lundell to Arlington National Bank on Arlington Chamber of Commerce Stationary.Mary Lundell · Oregon Historical Society -
Northern Pacific Railway Company Land Deed 1916Northern Pacific Railway Company · Oregon Historical Society -
Insurance Letter, Arlington National Bank 1932R.A. Jackson · Oregon Historical Society -
Arlington National Bank Expense Report 1917Oregon Historical Society
- Arlington Hotel Mortgage 1932Chattel mortgage taken out from the Arlington National Bank by C.L. Darnielle and Grace M. Darnielle of the Arlington Hotel.Arlington National Bank · Oregon Historical Society
- Arlington School Census Ledger 1920Cover and sample page from a ledger listing Arlington-area elementary and secondary school students.Oregon Historical Society
- Warranty Deed from Amanda Hoss to Albert Sheton 1913Oregon Historical Society
- Arlington National Bank records pertaining to W.G. McDonald and Mattie J. McDonald 1918Oregon Historical Society
- Touring Car Registration 1914Touring car registration issued to J.M. McKinney of Arlington.Oregon Historical Society
- Arlington National Bank Correspondence with Standard Oil Company of California 1932R.A. Jackson · Oregon Historical Society
- Letters to Arlington National Bank from B.A. Amy of Seattle 1932B.A. Amy · Oregon Historical Society
Personal Accounts
- "A Brief History of the Arlington Methodist Church" 1974Booklet created for the opening of the new church building in April 1974.Marion T. Weatherford · Oregon Historical Society