Online Highways Home > Oregon > Nyssa Gateway to the Oregon Trail Nyssa is located in Malheur County, along the banks of the Snake River on Oregon's eastern border with Idaho, 13 miles south of Ontario along US Highway 20. In the early 1800s, small bands of fur trader's trapped along the Snake River including the area that is now known as Nyssa. The early trappers saw how the local Indians used the abundant food resources, fished, hunted wild game, and gathered plants. Early emigrant wagon trains traversed the Snake River at Fort Boise, a few miles south of present day Nyssa, and headed northwest through Keeney Pass and the hot springs on the Malheur River. The town of Nyssa was incorporated in 1903. Some believe the town's name is an acronym for New York Sheep Shearing Association, or N.Y.S.S.A., since large flocks of sheep were raised here. Today, because of the introduction to irrigation, Nyssa's main economic supporter is agriculture. The Owyhee Dam, built in 1932, contributes largely to the irrigation process in the region. Plan your vacation to the Pacific Northwest with a packet of information in the mail and you may win a $200 gift certificate courtesy of our sponsors. Art Charlotte's Web Gift & Art Gallery | History Nyssa Oregon Trail Agricultural Museum | Public Libraries Nyssa Public Library | Science Nyssa | See more Oregon Cities and Towns. The Most Anticipated Upcoming Oregon Events Are: Holiday Music Festival La Grande December 5 thru December 6 2009 Wine Country Thanksgiving Portland November 27 thru November 29 Quilt Run 101 The Oregon Coast February 5 thru February 15 Rotary Holiday Home Tour La Grande December 12 Champoeg Holiday Gathering St. Paul December 5 Other upcoming events include: Holiday High Tea Eugene December 5 thru December 12 Facing Statehood Salem continuing thru May 31 Oregon Zoo Zoolights 2009 Portland November 28 thru December 27 Annual Rogue Valley Toy Run Medford December 5 Carriage Rides in the Old Mill District Bend November 27 thru December 23

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technobabbled "@mulder_trustno1 Phyllis Dobbs (Life on Mars), Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, (Adventures of Tintin), Nyssa (Doctor Who)."
Onerva "@styleiconic but those are news-related, that's different ;) nyssa explained it in her comment on FFAF, if you wanna look"
sexytext "someday, I'm going to have a cat. I will take care of her, and invest in lots of love. I will do this. and her name will be Nyssa."
Boston_CP "Boston: NYSSA Challenge Kicks Off with Bitstream Inc. as Subject Company http://bit.ly/pTmIq"
RyKurt "Nyssa quote: "Twitter is like vampires, they're both annoying." Uummmm wtf?? Haha"
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