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3 unusual facts about Umatilla


McNary Dam

The dam is located a mile (2 km) east of the town of Umatilla, Oregon, and 8 miles (13 km) north of Hermiston, Oregon.

Oxbow Regional Park

The two-day event draws up to 10,000 visitors who can see spawning salmon; enjoy music, food, art, storytelling, and a fish maze; and encounter a variety of traditional activities and cultural exhibits at Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum village hosted by the fishing tribes of the Columbia Basin, including the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Yakama, and Warm Springs tribes.

WUFR

WUFR-LP, a low-power radio station (102.7 FM) licensed to Umatilla, Florida, United States


Grande Ronde Valley

In 1878, several La Grande residents spearheaded an effort to build a railroad from La Grande to the Columbia River at Umatilla.

James Cant Ranch Historic District

While boundaries were never clearly defined, the site that is now the Cant Ranch was used for seasonal hunting and fishing camps by Warm Springs and Umatilla bands, both Sahaptin speaking Columbia Plateau peoples.

Umatilla County, Oregon

Umatilla County contains two Oregon State House Districts: State House District 57, which is currently represented by Greg Smith, and State House District 58, which is currently represented by Bob Jenson.

Umatilla people

Linguistically, the Umatilla people spoke a tongue that was part of the Sahaptin division of the Penutian language family — closely related to other peoples of today's Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, and the Idaho panhandle.

Wallowa County, Oregon

This proposal drew opposition from a local group, as well as from the Nez Perce, Colville, and Umatilla tribes.

WWH27

WWH27 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves the Hermiston-Umatilla area It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Pendleton, Oregon with its transmitter located near Plymouth, Washington.


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