Moro,
Oregon Moro,
Oregon Sherman
County
Moro is the county seat of Sherman County, and has an elevation of 1799 feet.
It is generally believed that Henry Barnum was the first resident of the place,
settling there in 1868, and establishing a trading post some 11 years later.
There are several stories as to how the town got its name. One version is that
it was named for Moro, Illinois, by Judge O.M. Scott, who formerly lived in
that place. Another version is that it was named for Moore Brothers, who were
interested in the townsite. Still another story is that it was named Moro for
the Moors, which seems unlikely to the compiler. The reader may choose. --
Source: Oregon Geographic Names, Sixth Edition, 1992, Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon
Historical Society Press, ISBN O-87595-237-2.
The
City of Moro is located in Sherman County
on Highway 97, and is the county seat. Moro was incorporated in 1899. The City
of Moro is the second largest city in Sherman County, following the City
of Wasco. The 2000 census listed Moro's population at 340. The major local
industry is wheat farming.
The choice of which community would serve as the Sherman County seat was contested between Wasco and Moro. Wasco was originally established as the county seat. However, Moro benefited from the addition to the southern part of the county of a portion of Wasco County in 1891 and was the eventual winner of a series of elections to select a county seat.
The county contracted in 1892 to build a vault and building on the main street of Moro for use as an interim courthouse. A permanent courthouse was built in 1899 on a hill overlooking the town and is still in use today. The 1899 Sherman County Courthouse was built after an election set Moro as the county seat instead of rival Wasco. Source: The Oregon Blue Book
The community is served by one of the last hot-lead newspapers in the United
States, the Sherman County Journal. Source: The
Dalles Chronicle
Government & Utility Services
City offices:
101 Dewey Street
PO Box 231
Moro, OR 97039
Phone: 541-565-3535
Fax: 541-565-3535
Email: moro@netcnct.net
Mayor: Larry Triebelhorn
Fire: 9-1-1
Non-emergency fire: 541-565-3100
Water: 541-565-3535
Sewer: 541-565-3535
Electricity: PP&L, (888) 221-7070
Garbage: Sunrise Sanitation, 541-565-3025
Streets/Road Dept.: 541-565-3535
Sherman
County Public/School Library
65912 High School Loop
Moro, Oregon 97039
(541) 565-3500 (School)
(541) 565-3279 (Public)
(541) 565-3319 (FAX)
http://www.sherman.k12.or.us/Schoolweb/library.html
The library provides information resources and services to the students, faculty and staff in support of the educational mission of Sherman County School District and the policy of our Public Library Board. Sherman County Public/School Library houses a collection of approximately 11,000 books as well as magazines, newspapers, audio books, and video tapes. Reference services, interlibrary loan through GorgeLink, and searches on network databases are available. The children's corner is filled with award winning books and a children's reading program is offered during the summer. Source: http://www.sherman.k12.or.us/Schoolweb/library.html
School Year Hours:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday - 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday/ Thursday- 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Saturday- 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Summer Hours:
Tuesday: 12 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 12 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Sherman
High School
65912 High School Loop
Moro, Oregon 97039
Phone: 541-565-3500
Fax: 541-565-3319
North Sherman Elementary School
Attractions
Sherman
County Museum
200
Dewey Street, P.O. Box 173
Moro, Oregon 97039
Phone: 541-565-3232
Fax: 541-565-3080
Email: info@shermanmuseum.org
http://www.shermanmuseum.org
Hours: May through October, 10:00 to 5:00 daily. Off season by appointment.
$2 per adult, $1 per student, members and under six, free.
The
Museum comprises 14,280 square feet and over 15,000 artifacts used in Native
American families, Oregon Trail migration, rural households, churches, schools,
businesses, livestock production, dry-land wheat farming and conservation, military
units and patriotic efforts. One-hundred of the county's 2,000 residents volunteer
at the Museum. Interpretive exhibits of tools and equipment used by families
in wheat and livestock production, homes, businesses, schools and churches on
the Columbia Plateau, and hands-on exhibits. The museum is the 1994 recipient
of the American Association for State and Local History's prestigious Corey
Award for vigor, scholarship and imagination... something like an Oscar for
small volunteer-operated museums! Source: http://www.shermanmuseum.org
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