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Wasco - History
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> United States > Oregon > OR Counties > Wasco
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| Website | https://www.co.wasco.or.us/ |
| Established | January 11, 1854 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RP March 10, 2020 11:22am |
| Description | At the time of its creation, it was the largest county in the United States, consisting of 130,000 square miles (340,000 km2) that stretched clear to the Rocky Mountains. Its northern border was the Washington Territory line (the Columbia River). |
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June 23, 1908 -
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February 20, 1891 -
June 23, 1908
WASCO lost to GILLIAM. The loss was a small strip that was inadvertently separated from WASCO when GILLIAM was created.
(Ore. Laws 1891 gen. 16th reg. sess. p. 76)
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February 19, 1891 -
February 20, 1891
WASCO lost to SHERMAN.
(Ore. Laws 1891 gen. 16th reg. sess. pp. 68-69)
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February 25, 1889 -
February 19, 1891
WASCO lost to creation of SHERMAN.
(Ore. Laws 1889 gen. 15th reg. sess. p. 82)
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February 25, 1885 -
February 25, 1889
WASCO lost to creation of GILLIAM. Creation left a small strip of WASCO along the southeastern line of GILLIAM which remained until 20 Feb 1891.
(Ore. Special Laws 1885 13th reg. sess. p. 404)
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February 16, 1885 -
February 25, 1885
WASCO lost to creation of MORROW.
(Ore. Special Laws 1885 13th reg. sess. pp. 239-243)
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October 24, 1882 -
February 16, 1885
WASCO lost to creation of CROOK.
(Ore. Special Laws 1882 12th reg. sess. p. 178)
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October 24, 1874 -
October 24, 1882
WASCO lost to creation of LAKE.
(Ore. Laws 1874 8th reg. sess. pp. 38-41)
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October 14, 1864 -
October 24, 1874
WASCO lost to creation of GRANT.
(Ore. Laws 1864 3rd reg. sess. p. 43)
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September 27, 1862 -
October 14, 1864
WASCO lost to creation of UMATILLA.
(Ore. Laws 1862 2nd reg. sess. p. 91)
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September 22, 1862 -
September 27, 1862
WASCO lost to creation of BAKER.
(Ore. Laws 1862 2nd reg. sess. p. 112)
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February 14, 1859 -
September 22, 1862
WASCO lost to Washington Territory when the state of Oregon was admitted to the Union and Oregon Territory eliminated.
(U.S. Stat. vol. 11 ch. 33[1859] secs. 1-2/p. 383-84 ; Ore. Laws 1860 1st reg. sess. pp. 28-30)
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