Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Alicel is an
unincorporated community in the Sand Ridge area of the
Grande Ronde Valley in
Union County ,
Oregon ,
United States .
[1] It is northeast of
La Grande on
Oregon Route 82 .
[2] It was a station on
Union Pacific Railroad 's
Joseph branch, and in 1890 was named for Alice Ladd, wife of local resident Charles Ladd.
[3] Alicel was
platted in 1890,
[4] and had a post office from 1890 until 1972.
[3]
At the turn of the 20th century, Alicel had a general store, a school, and two warehouses.
[5] In 1902, Alicel was described as having a "thriving community" of
Mormons .
[6] In 1940, Alicel had a population of 300.
[7] The Peacock Lumber Company
sawmill in Alicel closed in 1994.
[8] It was slated to reopen in 1997, but was closed for good by 2000.
[9]
[10]
An agricultural community, Alicel is the site of a
Pendleton Grain Growers
grain elevator ,
[11]
[12] which was the subject of a 1941
Minor White photograph.
[13]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alicel, Oregon
^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.).
Yarmouth, Maine :
DeLorme . 2008. p. 75.
ISBN
978-0-89933-347-2 .
^
a
b
McArthur, Lewis A. ;
McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928].
Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon:
Oregon Historical Society Press.
ISBN
978-0875952772 .
^ Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon .
Oregon Historical Society . p. 27.
ISBN
0-87595-073-6 .
^
"Alicel Once Station on Elgin Rail Line" .
La Grande Observer . February 24, 1961. Retrieved December 14, 2021 .
^
"Mormons in Union County" . Crook County Journal . October 23, 1902. Retrieved December 14, 2021 .
^
Writers' Program of the
Work Projects Administration in the
State of Oregon (1940).
Oregon: End of the Trail .
American Guide Series .
Portland, Oregon :
Binfords & Mort . p. 291.
OCLC
4874569 .
^
"IN&P Loses Major Customer" .
Pacific RailNews : 43. June 1994. Retrieved December 19, 2021 .
^
"Peacock Lumber Resurrected" .
Statesman Journal . June 30, 1997. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Alicel Lumber Mill (Former)" .
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality . Retrieved December 19, 2021 .
^ Rautenstrauch, Bill (August 11, 2004).
"On the Fast Lane.....To High-Speed Internet in Rural Union County" . La Grande Observer . Archived from
the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2021 .
^
"Western Grain Elevators, Feed Mills, Silos and Terminals" . barraclou.com . Retrieved December 19, 2021 .
^
"Minor White: Spiritual Journey" . Archived from
the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2021 .
45°24′15″N 117°58′48″W / 45.40417°N 117.98000°W / 45.40417; -117.98000