Antelope (Oregon)

Wasco County

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Antelope is an American village in Wasco County in the state of Oregon. Between 1984 and 1985 the place was known as Rajneesh ( puram ).

Geography

Antelope is located at an altitude of 818 meters and covers an area of ​​1.3 km ².

Population

2003 lived in Antelope 60 inhabitants in 27 households.

History

The village Antelope was the first village in the same valley in which many antelope grazed. 1871 was the village has a post office that was a stop on the stagecoach, where travelers could rest and sleep. Over time, the settlement became a center of cattle and sheep ranchers and had its share of shootings of Western cities in the 1890s. Like many other small towns during this period Antelope was established in 1898 destroyed by fire. Only one building on the main street survived the fire and you can see it even today. The city was rebuilt but lost its importance as a few miles north of the railway line, a new city was built by the name of Shaniko.

Rajneeshpuram

Antelope was established in 1981 known as the followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh on the former Big Muddy Ranch settled in the neighborhood of Antelope. This ranch was formerly location of Wild West movies with John Wayne.

The Bhagwan city Rajneeshpuram ( ashram ) in 1983 was home to 3,000 residents, 7,000 residents in 1985 and had its own airport (44 ° 50 ' 15 " N, 120 ° 28 ' 30" W44.8375 - 120 475 ) and a 60 × 130 m large assembly hall ▼ 44.8375-120.475 ( Mandir ).

The red-clad Bhagwan followers, called sannyasins, transformed the barren desert land into fertile farmland. The city got its own post office, school, fire and police department, shopping centers, restaurants and a public transport system with 85 buses. Your water tank with a capacity of 1,323 million liters won an award for its innovative, environmentally friendly construction, and a private power plant supplied the city with the necessary power. On September 18, 1984, the town of Antelope was renamed with a vote share of 57 to 22 in Rajneesh. 1985 broke the commune Rajneeshpuram together by various scandals and Bhagwan was deported. On November 6, 1985, the inhabitants of Rajneesh and the leftover Rajneeshee voted with a voting ratio of 34 to 0 for a return to the original name of the settlement - Antelope.

Big Muddy Ranch

The ranch is now one of the Young Life organization and part of the former city Rajneehpuram is a youth camp named " Washington Family Ranch ".

2003, 2004 and 2006 were held international orienteering competitions on the site.