History of Senator Wyden's Jefferson County
Town Hall Meetings:
- January 6, 2008 - Madras
- January 28, 2007 - Madras
- January 10, 2006 - Madras
- January 12, 2005 - Madras
- January 12, 2004 - Madras
- January 5, 2003 - Madras
- January 14, 2002 - Madras
- January 11, 2001 - Madras
- August 10, 2000 - Madras
- July 7, 1999 - Madras
- February 15, 1998 - Madras
- September 13, 1997 - Madras
- November 13, 1996 - Madras
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Jefferson County History and General Information
Established: Dec. 12, 1914
"County Quick Facts" (from U.S. Census Bureau)
County Map (from ODOT)
Jefferson County was established in 1914 from a portion of Crook County and named for Mount Jefferson on its western boundary. The county owes much of its agricultural prosperity to the railroad, which arrived in 1911, and to the development of irrigation projects in the late 1930s. The railroad, which links Madras with the Columbia River, was completed after constant feuds and battles between two lines working on opposite sides of the Deschutes River.
Contact
County Seat: 66 SE “D” St., Madras 97741
Phone: 541-475-4451 (General); 541-475-3317 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 541-325-5018
Web: www.co.jefferson.or.us |
