# Perry, Oregon

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{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
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[[File:Bridge at Perry.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridge over [Grande Ronde River](/source/Grande_Ronde_River) at Perry.]] '''Perry''' is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Union County](/source/Union_County%2C_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon), United States. It is located five miles west of La Grande on the Grande Ronde River and [Interstate 84](/source/Interstate_84_(west)).<ref name=ORGen>{{cite web |last= Reavis |first= Jim |title= Towns of Union County, Oregon |publisher= Oregon Genealogy |year= 2010 |url= https://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/towns.htm |accessdate=February 26, 2010}}</ref>  The town was originally named Stumptown, but was later renamed in honor of an early railroad dispatcher in La Grande.<ref name=ORGen/><ref name=Barklow>{{cite book |last= Barklow |first= Irene |title= From Trails to Rails: The Post Offices, Stage Stops and Wagon Roads of Union County |publisher= Enchantments Publishing of Oregon |year= 1987 |location= [Enterprise, Oregon](/source/Enterprise%2C_Oregon) |pages= 220–221 |isbn= 0-9618185-0-6}}</ref>

Perry is located at {{coord|45.348|-118.167|type:city_region:US-OR_elevation:883|format=dms|display=inline,title}} and has an elevation of {{convert|2987|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name=USGS>{{cite gnis|id=1136624|name=Perry|accessdate=February 26, 2010}}</ref>

Perry came into existence in 1890, when the [Smith-Stanley Lumber Company](/source/Smith-Stanley_Lumber_Company) built a sawmill in the area.<ref name=Barklow/>  A post office was established in the same year.<ref name=Barklow/>  The mill was sold to Charley and Jim Mimnaugh and again in 1900 to C.W. Nibley and George Stoddard, who renamed the mill the [Grande Ronde Lumber Company](/source/Grande_Ronde_Lumber_Company).<ref name=Barklow/>  In 1927, the Grande Ronde Lumber Company merged with the [Stoddard Lumber Company](/source/Stoddard_Lumber_Company) of [Baker City](/source/Baker_City%2C_Oregon) and moved across the [valley](/source/Grande_Ronde_Valley) to [Pondosa](/source/Pondosa%2C_Oregon), taking most of the town with it.<ref name=Barklow/>  The post office was discontinued in 1931.<ref name=Barklow/>

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Category:Company towns in Oregon
Category:Unincorporated communities in Union County, Oregon
Category:1890 establishments in Oregon
Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1890
Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon

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