Crook County, Oregon - Buildings and Structures in Crook County, Oregon, People from Crook County, Oregon, Prineville, Oregon (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Crook County, Oregon, People from Crook County, Oregon, Prineville, Oregon, Transportation in Crook County, Oregon, Tom McCall, Enoch Steen, Oregon Route 126, Oregon Maneuver, Mount Bachelor Academy, U.S. Route 26 in Oregon, Oregon's 2nd congressional district, A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum, Bill Pearl, Crook County Bank Building, Les Schwab, Doug Whitsett, Prineville Reservoir, Lost Blue Bucket Mine, KNLX, Oregon Route 27, Prineville Airport, Crook County High School, Pioneer Secondary Alternative High School, Crook County Christian School, Oregon Route 370, Oregon Route 380, KRCO, Arthur R. Bowman Dam, BLM Heliport, KLTW-FM, Pioneer Memorial Hospital Heliport, Central Oregonian. Excerpt: Enoch Steen (1800 - 1880) was an United States military officer and western explorer. He joined the United States Army in 1832, serving at posts throughout the United States including many remote locations in the west. During his military service, Steen explored parts of the western United States including large areas of southern New Mexico and southeastern Oregon. He served as the commander of several Union Army forts during the American Civil War. Today, there are landmarks in Oklahoma, Oregon, and New Mexico named in his honor; however, many of the place names are misspelled as Stein. Steen was born on 22 February 1800 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. His parents were Frederick Steen and Katherine Rector Steen. He was the third of five children. His family moved to Missouri when he was young. Growing up on the American frontier, Steen became a well known woodsman and hunter. As a young man, Steen worked as a surveyor before joining the volunteer Mounted Rangers as a second lieutenant on 16 July 1832. Steen transferred to the United States Army's 1st United States Dragoons as a second lieutenant on 19 Septemb...