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Ortley is a former town in Wasco County, Oregon, in the United States. It was about 1 mile (2 km) south of Rowena and about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Mosier; the site is now on private land and no evidence of the townsite exists today. It is still classed as a populated place by the USGS.

History

Ortley was originally developed by the Hood River Orchard & Land Company, which filed a plat for the townsite in 1911, naming it for the "Ortley" apple. The company sold town lots and small orchard parcels, and Ortley quickly grew to a population of 300. The community included a post office, several shops and a hotel. However, the land proved unsuitable for apple production because of the prevailing high winds and scarcity of water. By 1922, the town was all but abandoned, and in that year the post office closed.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Oregon

References

1. ^ "Ortley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 25. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
3. "Cultural Resources" (PDF). Wasco County Comprehensive Plan. Wasco County, Oregon. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 732. ISBN 978-0875952772.
5. "History" (PDF). Wasco County Comprehensive Plan. Wasco County, Oregon. August 25, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2012.

Further reading

• McNeal, William H. (1954). History of Wasco County, Oregon. The Dalles, Oregon: Optimist. p. 207.

External links

• Images of the Ortley area from Flickr

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wasco County, Oregon, United States
County seat: The Dalles
Cities	Antelope Dufur Maupin Mosier Shaniko The Dalles
CDPs	Chenoweth Pine Grove Pine Hollow Rowena Sportsmans Park Tygh Valley Wamic
Other communities	Bakeoven Celilo Village Clarno Criterion Endersby Fairbanks Friend Nansene Rice Simnasho South Junction Wapinitia
Ghost towns	Boyd Kingsley Ortley
Indian reservation	Warm Springs Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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