Praying for Those in Authority: Polk County
Dallas House, Polk County, OR Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. II Timothy 2:15. We looked at Yamhill County last week. Moving south we find ourselves in Polk County which was created from a portion of Yamhill on December 22, 1845. It was named for the 11 th President of the U.S., James K. Polk. The county seat is Dallas, named for Polk’s Vice-president. Polk County includes the towns and communities of Grande Ronde, Rickreall, Eola, Fort Hill, Monmouth, Independence, Falls City and parts of Salem and Willamina. Forestry and agriculture are strong economic forces in Polk County with the western half or two-thirds heavily forested. The eastern half is in the Willamette Valley and has a lot of farms and vineyards. Polk County was settled early, along with most of this portion of the state, so there is much history here. While some historical research has been done on the impact of the secon...