Madras

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> The town has managed to move beyond agriculture. . .</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f5ea0680.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Small Town Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Town Oregon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Antelope"><U>Antelope</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Culver"><U>Culver</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Condon"><U>Condon</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dufur"><U>Dufur</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id126.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fossil"><U>Fossil</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heppner"><U>Heppner</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grass Valley"><U>Grass Valley</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ione"><U>Ione</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id152.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Irrigon"><U>Irrigon</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id165.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lexington"><U>Lexington</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id166.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lonerock"><U>Lonerock</U></A>   |   <B>Madras</B>   |   <A HREF="id173.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maupin"><U>Maupin</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id176.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Metolius"><U>Metolius</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mitchell"><U>Mitchell</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moro"><U>Moro</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id217.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shaniko"><U>Shaniko</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id222.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spray"><U>Spray</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id240.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wasco"><U>Wasco</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id640.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tygh Valley"><U>Tygh Valley</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id716.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kent"><U>Kent</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id837.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Terrebonne"><U>Terrebonne</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id861.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wamic"><U>Wamic</U></A></div> <div> Madras</div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" >Madras is a typical agricultural service town with farm implement dealers, grain storage facilities, and similar ag support businesses.  Established in 1911 the town has managed to move beyond agriculture to develop a strong industrial base.  The crossroads location was important to development, buta big push also came from the establishment of a  World War II army air corp base there.  A strong industrial area has developed around the air strip, and now a very large aircraft repair facility is being built (summer, 2009).  </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=C5C8AEA8$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Madras20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$9DA9T$7BPF$40U$9591$31H$5E$C0$320001000$C8400$D1$F6$10!60$14000!4$FF!I010" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Area Map</U></A>      <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=2B078FBA$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L060Madras20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$9DA9T$7BPF$40U$9591$31H$5E$C060001000$C8400$D1$F6$10!60$14000!4$FF00$B6m$DB$B6m$DB$EE$BF$DB$B6m$DB$B6m$EB$3F10" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Street Map</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click the links below for Madras pictures</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id812.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to Madras"><U><B>Welcome to Madras</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id813.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Madras Hotel"><U><B>Madras Hotel</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id814.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Hotel Door"><U><B>The Hotel Door</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id815.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Hotel Stage Coach"><U><B>The Hotel Stage Coach</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id816.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Street"><U><B>Main Street</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id817.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Madras mural 640"><U><B>Madras mural 640</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id818.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Main Street"><U><B>Other Main Street</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="f5d78e00.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>