Umatilla

<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> <B>Umatilla is a very pretty town.  If you are looking for a nice place to move to this could be it. </B></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="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adams"><U>Adams</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Athena"><U>Athena</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Echo"><U>Echo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id143.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helix"><U>Helix</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joseph"><U>Joseph</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wallowa"><U>Wallowa</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Island City"><U>Island City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alice"><U>Alice</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imbler"><U>Imbler</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Elgin"><U>Elgin</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minam"><U>Minam</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lostine"><U>Lostine</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enterprise"><U>Enterprise</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imnaha"><U>Imnaha</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Union"><U>Union</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cove"><U>Cove</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id191.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Powder"><U>North Powder</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pilot Rock"><U>Pilot Rock</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id223.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stanfield"><U>Stanfield</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id225.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summerville"><U>Summerville</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id232.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ukiah"><U>Ukiah</U></A>   |   <B>Umatilla</B>   |   <A HREF="id243.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weston"><U>Weston</U></A></div> <div> Umatilla</div> <div>      Founded as Umatilla Landing in 1864, Umatilla became  an important trade and shipping center during the gold rush. Located  at the confluence of the Umatilla and Columbia rivers the community became a cross roads.  The land away from the rivers was desert before the great irrigation projects of the 20th century so the U.S. Army saw fit to take a large chuck of it and make an army depot.  Since the location is rather isolated they have historically, and still do, store some rather nasty stuff here.  Chemical warfare material, bombs and ammunition have to be stored somewhere I suppose. </div> <div>      Fortunately all of that army stuff is well out of town and helps out by supporting the local employment base.  Umatilla is a very pretty town.  If you are looking for a nice place to move to this could be it. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=9BAF80E8$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L080Umatilla20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$38$0C$CD$12p$F5F$40$A0$E9$3Ec$D3$D5$5D$C0$320001000$C24000$AF$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=641BB31F$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L080Umatilla20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$38$0C$CD$12p$F5F$40$A0$E9$3Ec$D3$D5$5D$C030001000$C24000$AF$10!60$14000!4$FF!I010" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Street Map</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1356cd10.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Umatilla has a lot of lush green park land watered from the Columbia, including the area around city hall.  You do not have to get far from the river to appreciate all the green along it. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1376cd10.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Beautiful native American motif public mural in Umatilla, signed Lurter & Williams, 1992</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1396cd10.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Umatilla boat basin accesses to lake Umatilla which the Columbia river behind the John Day dam. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="13b6cd10.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="465" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> You can cross to Washington at Umatilla if you want.  There is the bridge. </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> .</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>