Alicel, Oregon

Alicel is an unincorporated community in the Sand Ridge area of the Grande Ronde Valley in Union County, Oregon, United States. It is northeast of La Grande on Oregon Route 82.[1] 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.[2] Alicel was platted in 1890,[3] and had a post office from 1890 until 1972.[2]

At the turn of the 20th century, Alicel had a general store, a school, and two warehouses.[4] In 1902, Alicel was described as having a "thriving community" of Mormons.[5] In 1940, Alicel had a population of 300.[6]

An agricultural community, Alicel is the site of a Pendleton Grain Growers grain elevator,[7][8] which was the subject of a 1941 Minor White photograph.[9]

References
  1. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 75. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. p. 27. ISBN 0-87595-073-6.
  4. "Alicel Once Station on Elgin Rail Line". La Grande Observer. February 24, 1961. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  5. "Mormons in Union County". Crook County Journal. October 23, 1902. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. Rautenstrauch, Bill (August 11, 2004). "On the Fast Lane.....To High-Speed Internet in Rural Union County". La Grande Observer. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. http://www.barraclou.com/memorial/elevator/
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2006-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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