Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Western Oregon University 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 Polk County was created in 1845, partitioned off from Yamhill County and named after the 11 th President of the United States, James K. Polk. The county seat is Dallas, named after Polk’s vice president. The Board of Commissioners are Craig Pope, Lyle Mordhorst , and Jeremy Gordon . The County Sheriff is Mark Garton . Towns in addition to Dallas, the county seat, include Grand Ronde, Rickreall, Eola, Fort Hill, Monmouth, Independence, Falls City, and some of Salem and Willamina. You can find more information on Polk County here , here , and here . Polk County, Oregon Polk County, as well as much of this region of western Oregon, was settled quite early by the pioneers who came over on the very first wagon trains of the 1840s. Polk County is home to Western Oregon University at Monmouth, and the history of that instit...

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...