Redmond, Oregon - First Presbyterian Church of Redmond, Milton Odem House, New Redmond Hotel, Roberts Field, Kkja, Redmond High School (Paperback)

Chapters: First Presbyterian Church of Redmond, Milton Odem House, New Redmond Hotel, Roberts Field, Kkja, Redmond High School, Edwin Brown High School, Central Christian Schools, St. Charles Medical Center - Redmond, Kwrx, Ksjj, Klrr, Krdm, Hooker Creek Events Center. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Redmond, Oregon - Oregon had been a State for 45 years by the time Frank and Josephine Redmond pitched their first homestead tent near the area that would later take on their name in 1905. With these agricultural roots, the city was platted by an irrigation company building a major canal project. In 1911, a year after the town was incorporated; electrification reached Redmond as well as the Oregon Trunk Line Railroad, which opened new markets for farmers and merchants in the area. By 1930 the town grew to 1,000 people, and ten years later population had nearly doubled. During the 1940s Redmond was selected as a U.S. Army Air Base and commercial air service was established at Roberts Field after World War II. The following three decades (1950s, 60s, 70s) and most of the 80s the town's population remained relatively static, growing slowly around a small commercial/retail center and manufacturing industry. However, during the 1990s the town's population began to grow along with most of Deschutes County. Between 2000 and 2006, Redmond's population grew by 74.3% making it among Oregon's fastest growing incorporated cities each year. This rapid growth has continued through 2006, 11.3% this past year, increasing the population to 23,500. Its growth is fueled by employment, comparatively lower cost of living, and great quality of life. Redmonds elevation is 3,077 feet (938 m). Redmond is located 15 miles north of Bend on U.S. Highway 97, and 2 miles south...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=130733