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Crook County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (683 words) |
 | Crook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. |
| The oldest geological formation in Oregon is in the southeastern corner of Crook County, near its boundary with Grant County. |
| Crook County was formed from the southern part of Wasco County on October 24, 1882, and established Prineville as the county seat. |
| PBS - THE WEST - George Crook (489 words) |
| Having accomplished his mission in Arizona, Crook was transferred to the northern Plains in 1875, where he was first given the impossible task of removing a rapidly growing hoard of gold miners from the Black Hills. |
| In this campaign his troops were forced to retreat from Lakota and Cheyenne warriors led by Crazy Horse in a battle at Rosebud Creek, a defeat that denied reinforcements to George Armstrong Custer and may have contributed to his devastating loss at the Little Bighorn. |
| Finally, in 1886, Crook was relieved of command and saw his long-time rival, General Nelson A. Miles, bring an end to the long Apache war by exiling Geronimo and his band to Florida. |
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