Editing Vale, Oregon (section)

==History==
The area where present-day Vale sits was historically home to small groups of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The area was also a central gathering place for [[Paiute people|Paiutes]] during [[salmon run]] season.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.cityofvale.com/about/history/ |website=City of Vale |access-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref>

The community was the first stop in Oregon along the [[Oregon Trail]]. Journals of those who traveled the trail note a trading post in the area as early as 1853, and by 1864, Johnathan Keeney had built a cabin and a barn that he offered for lodging for passing travelers. This cabin was replaced by the [[Old Stone House (Vale, Oregon)|Rinehart House]] in 1872, which still stands today.<ref name="JGA">{{cite news |last1=Gottberg Anderson |first1=John |title=On the trail to Vale |url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/news/1341437-151/on-the-trail-to-vale |access-date=October 22, 2019 |work=The Bend Bulletin |date=September 1, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Rail transport|railroad]] arrived in Vale in 1883, and the town became an important shipping gateway. A post office with the name of Vale was established in the Rinehart House the same year,<ref name="JGA" /> though the community was not incorporated by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] until February 21, 1889.<ref name=inc>{{cite book|last=Whitney|first=J. R.|year=1905|title=The Special Laws of the State of Oregon Enacted by The Twenty-third Legislative Assembly Regular Session|publisher=State Printer|location=Salem, Oregon|page=127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cGwAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA127}}</ref> Originally incorporated as the Town of Vale, it became the City of Vale in 1905.<ref name=inc/> In 1887, Vale was named the first [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] seat, and a courthouse was constructed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Engeman |first1=Richard |title=The Oregon Companion |date=2009 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=9781604691474 |page=233 |edition=2}}</ref>