On our way to Seattle, Washington we made a stop at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino in Pendleton, Oregon. There was a beautiful golf course there as well as miles and miles of these stunning wheat fields surrounding the casino.
www.wildhorseresort.com
The City of Pendleton had its beginning in the early 1860's when Moses Goodwin purchased land from a squatter for one span of horses. In 1868 the Umatilla County Court (established six years earlier) had a three-member selection committee to determine a site for the County Buildings. The site selected was between Birch and Wildhorse Creek to be named Pendleton in honor of Senator George H. Pendleton of Ohio (1864 Vice presidential candidate for the United States).
To read more about Pendleton’s history …
www.pendleton.or.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={489DAB75-6F84-4C43-B3FD-1B61A0403F3A}
Friday, September 16, 2011
SUNSET ON THE GREEN ~ PENDLETON, OREGON
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