| 词条 | Thomas and Ruckle Road |
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The Thomas and Ruckle Road, also known as Ruckles Road or Ruckels Road, was a wagon road over the Blue Mountains. George Thomas was a stagecoach driver who came west to California in 1849, before moving to Walla Walla.[1] Colonel J. S. Ruckle arrived in Oregon in 1855 as a steam boat pilot for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company (OSN) along the Columbia River.[1][2] Eventually Ruckle left the OSN and ran his own boat along the river.[1] The two men planned and built the road in 1864 and 1865, as well as a stage line from Walla Walla to the Idaho Mines.[1] The road ran from the northwest to the southeast, offering a more direct connection to Walla Walla, despite being longer than the Meacham Road.[1] The Ruckle Road, as well as others over the Blues, charged $3 to $5 per wagon.[1] Several towns were platted along the road: Summerville in 1873, and Cove sometime in the 1870s.[8] Mail was delivered over the road, causing it to bypass La Grande in favor of Union and Summerville, helping Union become elected as the county seat in 1872.[1] The road washed out in 1886 and was never rebuilt.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite book|last=Deumling|first=Dietrich|title=The roles of the railroad in the development of the Grande Ronde Valley (masters thesis)|publisher=Northern Arizona University|location=Flagstaff, Arizona|date=May 1972|oclc=4383986|pages=13–15, 27–28}} {{Oregon Pioneer History}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Bancroft|first=Hubert Howe|title=History of Oregon|year=1888|volume=II|pages=481|accessdate=2010-01-17}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|last=Bailey|first=Barbara Ruth|title=Main Street: Northeastern Oregon|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|year=1982|isbn=0-87595-073-6|page=106}} 3 : Roads in Oregon|Historic trails and roads in Oregon|1865 establishments in Oregon |
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