Ortley, Oregon

For other uses, see Ortley (disambiguation).

Modern-day road to Ortley, Oregon (private property)

Ortley is a former town in Wasco County, Oregon, in the United States. It was originally developed by the Hood River Orchard & Land Company which filed a plat for the townsite in 1911, naming it for the Ortley, a variety of apple. The company sold town lots and small orchard parcels, and Ortley quickly grew to a population of 300. The community included a post office, several shops and a hotel. However, the land proved unsuitable for apple production because of the prevailing high winds and scarcity of water. By 1922, the town was all but abandoned, and in that year the post office closed.

The Ortley townsite is located atop Sevenmile Hill, nine miles west of The Dalles, on the old state highway that used to connect that city and Mosier.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

• McNeal, William H. (1954). History of Wasco County, Oregon. The Dalles, Oregon: Optimist. p. 207. 

See also

• List of ghost towns in Oregon

References

External links

• Photo collection at Columbia Gorge Discovery Center (Type "Ortley" into search box.)
• Ortley page on ghostowns.com

Coordinates: 45°39′22″N 121°17′12.98″W / 45.65611°N 121.2869389°W / 45.65611; -121.2869389