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Valley Falls is a small unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The settled area is located at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 31. The community is named for a small falls on the Chewaucan River just north of the occupied site. East of Valley Falls, the cliff face of Abert Rim overlooks the community. == History == The area around Valley Falls was occupied by Native Americans for up to 11,000 years prior to the arrival of white settlers. Archaeological evidence shows that the peak period for use by native tribes was between 2,000 and 500 years ago. During that period, the people who lived in the Valley Falls area were probably ancestors of the Klamath and Modoc peoples. Most of these Native Americans lived in pit-houses along the shore of Abert Lake, just north of Valley Falls.〔"Abert Rim", Oregon History Marker, Oregon Travel Information Council, Outback Scenic Byway, near Valley Falls, Oregon, 12 July 2014.〕 There are also a number of ancient petroglyphs near Valley Falls. The Abert Lake Petroglyphs, at the foot of Abert Rim, are thought to be over 10,000 years old.〔"Abert Lake Petroglyph Site", National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Lakeview District, Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, Lakeview, Oregon, 20 November 1974.〕 In 1832, John Work led his Hudson's Bay Company trapping brigade through the Valley Falls area. Work recorded the visit in his journal. In 1843, Captain John C. Fremont explored the area around Valley Falls. Fremont name Abert Rim and nearby Abert Lake after the head of the United States Army's topographical engineers, Colonel John J. Abert.〔McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Lake Abert", ''Oregon Geographic Names'' (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003 (1928), p. 552.〕〔Brogan, Phil F., "Fremont Given Western Assignment", ''East of the Cascades'' (Third Edition), Binford and Mort, Portland, Oregon, 1965, p. 38.〕 The community was founded and named by C. W. E. Jennings in about 1908. It was named for a small falls on the Chewaucan River approximately north of the community. In 1909, a post office was established at Valley Falls. The office was located near the base of Abert Rim. The first postmaster was Ernest L.H. Meyer. However, Jennings later took over from Meyer. In 1942, the post office was moved approximately one mile west to the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 31. The Valley Falls post office was closed in 1943.〔McArthur, Lewis A. and Lewis L. McArthur, "Valley Falls", ''Oregon Geographic Names'' (Seventh Edition), Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland, Oregon, 2003 (1928), p. 988.〕〔("Valley Falls" ), ''The Oregon Outback National Scenic Byway'', Lake County Chamber of Commerce, Lakeview, Oregon, 16 July 2014.〕 == Geography == The unincorporated community of Valley Falls is located at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 31 in the high desert country of Lake County in south-central Oregon. There are only five structures at the site. The main business is a combined gas station and store, located on the west side of the highway, south of the junction. There is also a recreational vehicle park and a guest ranch nearby. Valley Falls is north of Lakeview, Oregon, on Route 395; southeast of Paisley, Oregon, on Route 31; and southwest of Burns, Oregon, on Route 395.〔(Oregon topographic map ), United States Geological Survey, United States Department of Interior, Reston, Virginia; displayed via ACME mapper, ''www.acme.com'', 29 October 2013.〕〔("Abert Rim" ) (PDF), ''The Oregon Outback Scenic Byway'', National Scenic Byway Driving Guide, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, Oregon, 30 July 2014.〕〔Lasater, Erika and Paul Denny, ("Places to Visit in Oregon's Outback" ), ''www.oregonsoutback.com'', Pendleton, Oregon, 16 July 2014.〕〔("Valley Falls, Lake County, 97636" ), ''www.smalltownoregon.com'', 30 July 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valley Falls, Oregon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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