For as long as geocaching has been in the Grande Ronde Valley, there hasnt been one placed in Union. 😱 This cache came to be due to a friend of mine doing an activity for tbe adult reading program put on by the library, which was given to Union by Andrew Carnegie in 1912. He was born in 1835 in Pittsburgh PA. He was a Scottish American industrialist who donated 1,679 libraries. 31 of which are in Oregon! Some of the historic buildings here in Union are, the library, the hotel which was built in 1921. The original post office was built in 1864. Where the museum is now, is where the original bank once stood. The story behind this is quite interesting. The city of Union also served as a shipping point for mining districts in Eagle Creek, Baker County, and eastern Idaho. For centuries, the Grande Ronde Valley was used as a summer campsite for native peoples including the Nez Perce, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Shoshone. Reportedly, tr>he's would suspend intertribal rivalries while camping in the valley of peace, where they would hunt, forage, fish, and bathe in the hotsprings.
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Due to someone thinking that it was funny to STEAL this cache, I have found somewhere to place it. Tott possible but not required. Have fun!