1825History
Pendleton (1825–1889), who served as a U.S.
1851History
== History ==
A European-American commercial center began to develop here in 1851, when William C.
1865Government
A United States Post Office named Marshall (for the owner, and sometime gambler, of another local store) was established April 21, 1865, and later renamed Pendleton, after polit...
1880Government
The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 25, 1880.
1881History
It reached Umatilla and Wallula in 1881, Pendleton in 1882, and then La Grande, Baker City, and Huntington, where by 1884 it met the UP line from Utah.
1885History
Since Pendleton was also connected by rail to the Northern Pacific line at Wallula and Walla Walla, by 1885 it was a stop on two transcontinental lines.
1889History
The UP absorbed the OR&N line in 1889.
1893Architecture
A wool-scouring plant opened in Pendleton in 1893 to wash raw wool for shipping.
1895Economy
In 1895, the scouring mill was converted into a mill that made wool blankets and robes for Native Americans.
1900History
By 1900, Pendleton had a population of 4,406 and was the fourth-largest city in Oregon.
1909Government
Founded in 1909 by Clarence, Roy and Chauncey Bishop, the company built upon earlier businesses related to the many sheep ranches in the region.
1910Culture
First held in 1910, it is part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)-sanctioned rodeo circuit.
1971Government
The relationship was established in 1971 when then mayor Eddie O.
1977Infrastructure
Between 1977 and 1997, the city was a regular stop along the former route of Amtrak's Pioneer between Chicago and Seattle via Salt Lake City and Portland.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $36,800, and the median income for a family was $47,410.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 16,612 people, 6,220 households, and 3,789 families residing in the city.
2011Disaster
Minamisoma is 16 miles (26 km) north of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2012History
Residents increasingly commute to the Hermiston area where median incomes are higher, and where 91% of job growth in Umatilla County occurred from 2012 to 2022.
2016Infrastructure
Boutique Air offers daily flights between Pendleton and Portland, which began in 2016.
2021History
The highest temperature recorded in Pendleton in recent times was 117 °F or 47.2 °C on that same June 29, 2021.
2022History
By 2022 nearly 1 in 5 jobs (18%) in the Pendleton zip code were in "Accommodation & Food Services," up from 13% in 2000.