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This community is located north west of Pendleton, between Umatilla and Boardman along US Hwy 730. Irrigon is situated within the Umatilla Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Complex.Irrigon is one of the earliest twentieth century towns of Morrow County on the Columbia River. In 1902 the Oregon Land and Water Company put on an extensive advertising campaign for the purpose of selling land at $100 per acre with a water right. However, at this time neither the canal nor the dam had been constructed. This proposed canal was to supply water for land from Umatilla, west to the district around a railroad siding on the O.R. & N. Railroad. This junction was known as Stokes Siding. The town built here was known as Stokes until about 1905, when the name of Irrigon was originated by taking the first four letters of irrigation and the last three of Oregon. Recreational Amenities for the Irrigon area include: Umatilla National Forest, Irrigon Marina park, Walleye Classic, Golf and the watermelon festival.
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