Editing North Plains, Oregon (section)

==History==
Pioneer settlers first arrived in the North Plains area in the 1840s.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=https://www.northplains.org/community/page/history|title=History|publisher=City of North Plains|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref>
The area to be known as the city of North Plains was platted in September 1910 by the Ruth Trust Company of Portland. They purchased area tracts after [[James J. Hill]] planned to extend [[United Railways (Oregon)|United Railways]] there.<ref name="cityhist">{{cite web| url=http://www.northplains.org/index.php/about-north-plains/city-history| title=North Plains History| publisher=City of North Plains| work=[[Hillsboro Argus]] article dated June 25, 1963| access-date=2009-08-04| quote=The brochure points out in part six months after the first train was run over the United Railways in January 1911, "The new town boasted a permanent population of 200, and after a year's growth, North Plains is a thriving town of 400."...[The first plat was drawn in] September 1910 by Newell Gossett & Walsh Engineers for the Ruth Trust Co.| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207041210/http://www.northplains.org/index.php/about-north-plains/city-history| archive-date=December 7, 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>According to the [http://www.pnwc-nrhs.org/oregon-rr-history.html Pacific Northwest Chapter] of the [[National Railway Historical Society]], United Railways was a Portland area short line. They "operated one streetcar line, industrial trackage in Portland, and a logging and passenger line from [[Pearl District, Portland, Oregon|northwest Portland]] to [[Banks, Oregon|Banks]], [[Vernonia, Oregon|Vernonia]], [[Keasey, Oregon|Keasey]] and beyond." The passenger service operated out of [[North Bank Depot Buildings|North Bank Station]], a former freight-only depot at the corner of NW 11th and Hoyt, now known as the Pearl Townhouses. In 1944, [http://www.abandonedrailroads.com/or_sps_banks_keasey.htm United Railways was taken over] by [[Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway]].</ref>

On June 25, 1963, North Plains voted 90 to 56 to incorporate as a city; at the time the population was around 500.<ref name=history/>

[[Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club]] is just outside town. David Duval won the Nike Tour Championship there in 1993, and it was home to the [[United States Women's Open Championship (golf)|U.S. Women's Open]] in 1997 and 2003.<ref>[http://www.uswomensopen.com/2003/press/fact-sheet.html 2003 Fact Sheet] from the U.S. Women's Open Championship website</ref> Horning's Hideout within the North Plains area was home to [[Faerieworlds]] Festival 2004.<ref>[http://www.faerieworlds.com/press.html#greenman2 Review of Faerieworlds Festival 2004] from the [[Faerieworlds]] website</ref> Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club has become a center of controversy since agreeing to host the first U.S. golf tournament on American soil of [[LIV Golf]], the tour backed by bin Salman and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.<ref>The Washington Post, "Before it even arrives, golf’s rogue tour roils a small Oregon town," by Molly Hensley-Clancy, June 25, 2022 [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/25/liv-golf-portland-pumpkin-ridge/]</ref>