Rice, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Rice is an unincorporated community
in Wasco County
, Oregon
, United States
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Rice was named for Horace Rice, who settled on upper Fifteenmile Creek
in the 1860s and who planted the first crop of wheat
in upland Wasco County. When the Great Southern Railroad
established a line into the area in 1905, Rice's name was given to the station.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Wasco County
Wasco County, Oregon
Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Rice was named for Horace Rice, who settled on upper Fifteenmile Creek
Fifteenmile Creek (Columbia River)
Fifteenmile Creek is a long tributary of the Columbia River, located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains of Hood River and Wasco counties...
in the 1860s and who planted the first crop of wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
in upland Wasco County. When the Great Southern Railroad
Great Southern Railroad
The Great Southern Railroad was a 41-mile short-line which connected to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, later the Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation Company , in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, and ran south along Fifteen Mile Creek through Boyd to Dufur, and on to the small...
established a line into the area in 1905, Rice's name was given to the station.