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Archive Home > 2006 > July > 09 > Change on the horizon

Change on the horizon

Wallowa County's economy is shifting from timber and agriculture to real estate, construction and tourism.

By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
July 9, 2006

After the Army forced them out in 1877, ranchers, farmers and loggers took over. Now the land is changing hands again, this time selling to retirees and recreationists.

There were times when Schnetzky's great-grandfather thought he would have to sell the ranch he homesteaded in the 1800s. There....

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