Dianne Lesniak (Dixie Town/Civilians)
Mailing Address:
Camp Logan Days
Prairie City School History Club
PO Box 345
Prairie City, OR 97869
541-820-3314
E-mail: camplogandays@yahoo.com
6th Annual Camp Logan Days:
May 31-June 1.
Portraying Camp Logan, Dixie Town and Grant County in the year 1867.
Camp Logan Days is sponsored by the Prairie City School History Club and 5th Grade Class.
A brief History of Camp Logan:
Did you know that at Camp Logan there was an officer who was an author? How about that there was an officer who came to Grant County who was later at the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
Camp Logan was a military post close to present day Prairie City and was established in 1865 by the First Oregon Volunteers and then later occupied by the regular army. It remained until 1869. The historic site was located approximately 5 miles south of present day Prairie City.
Camp Logan was part of the Department of the Columbia that consisted of the State of Oregon, Washington Territory and Idaho Territory. The Territory of Alaska was added in 1870. Other posts in the Department included Camp Watson and Fort Klamath, to name a few. The headquarters was moved to Portland from Fort Vancouver in 1867.
Event Participants have included: Prairie City School History Club, Prairie City School 5th Grade Class, Grant County Genealogical Society, HOWDY, re-enactors from Grant County and around the Northwest.
Contributors have included: D.R. Johnson Lumber, Greater Prairie City Community Association, Shelk Foundation, Grant County Cultural Trust, Grant County Chamber of Commerce, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Old West Federal, US Bank, Oster Professional, Oregon Telephone and local businesses.
Recognitions: Salute to Success (November, 2003) by the Oregon School Board Association; one of two school districts to be selected for a $500 Grant from Mentor Graphics Corporation at the Oregon School Board Associations Annual Convention Luncheon (November 12, 2004).
"The Prairie City School History Club was granted a membership with the National History Club. The first charter granted in Oregon."
Reenactment Site: Near the corner of Keeney Road and Hwy 26.
Camp Logan Days: May 31-June 1, 2008.
For more information contact the Event Coordinators...
Thank you to the volunteers, participating organizations, contributors and public who continue to support and enhance Camp Logan Days by supporting the Prairie City School History Club and 5th Grade Class!!! It is appreciated!
Prairie City Antiques
Bar-W-B Western Wear
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Norm DeJong, DDS
Prairie Drug & Hardware
Mountain Pass Ranch, LLC
Hotel Prairie
Prairiewinkle Inn
Riverside School House B&B
Strawberry Mountain Inn B&B
Vacation Rental Homes
Prairie Wood Products
DeWitt Museum
Conf. Tribes of Warm Springs
Better Blooms & Gardens
Blue Mountain Nursing Home
Coldwell Banker
Depot RV Park
