Hamilton,_Oregon

Hamilton, Oregon

Hamilton, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Hamilton is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on Oregon Route 402 east of Monument and west of Long Creek.[2] As of 1993, the community had no businesses and only three houses.[3]

The community and nearby Hamilton Mountain were named for John Henry Hamilton, the first settler in the area.[4][5] Hamilton, a cattle rancher, arrived in Grant County sometime in 1874 and lived there until his death in 1909.[4] Local settlers met at Hamilton's ranch to race horses.[4] Hamilton post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1959.[4] Anson C. Frink built the first store and served as the first postmaster.[4]

Further reading

  • "John H. Hamilton". An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties: With a Brief Outline of the Early History of the State of Oregon. Chicago: Western Historical Pub. Co. 1902. p. 512.

References

  1. [1]
    "Hamilton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. [3]
    Friedman, Ralph (1993) [1972]. Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. p. 189. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
  4. [4]
    McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 439. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. [5]
    Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 296. OCLC 4874569.

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