Pendleton, Oregon

Pendleton is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. Developed along the Umatilla River, Pendleton was named in 1868 by the county commissioners for George Pendleton, Democratic candidate for vice president in the 1864 presidential campaign.The population was 16,612 at the 2010 census, which includes approximately 1,600 inmates incarcerated at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. The city is the county seat of Umatilla County.

Pendleton in The House of Daniel
While Pendleton had a semipro baseball team (the Buckaroos), the people of Pendleton cared far more about their rodeo than baseball. The House of Daniel beat the Buckaroos in a game on July 23, 1934.