Eureka, Oregon
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This article is about the ghost town. For the TV show set in a town called Eureka, Oregon, see Eureka (2006 TV series).
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
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| Coordinates: 44°49′07′′N 118°12′17′′W / 44.8184797°N 118.2046633°W / 44.8184797; -118.2046633 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Eureka is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon, United States, located along Cracker Creek, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Sumpter, and .6 miles (0.97 km) from Bourne. It was originally founded as a mining camp c. 1892, though by 1945 operations had ceased.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (1974) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (4th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 261. OCLC 1135868.
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