Template:Wp-Wasco, California-History

Watchers
  • no watchers
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

The name Dewey was in honor of Admiral George Dewey, a hero of the Spanish–American War.[1] The Deweyville post office opened in 1899, and changed its name to Wasco in 1907.[1]

The origin of the name Wasco is subject of two different theories: (1) That it was coined from Western American Sugar Company; and (2) that it was named by a resident from Wasco County, Oregon.[1]

Wasco is the site of the Fourth Home Extension Colony, founded in 1907 by the American Home Extension Association.[1]

Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Template:Wp-Wasco%2C_California-History"