History

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Austin & Bates

It all began with the Sumpter Valley Railroad which arrived in Austin during 1905...


Grant County

Grant County was created October 14, 1864, from parts of Wasco and Umatilla Counties,
and was named for General Ulysses S. Grant...


Fossil Beds

Any history of John Day would be incomplete without mention of the John Day Fossil Beds...


Gold Fever!

The discovery of gold in Canyon Creek in June, 1862 was the beginning of an era which
saw 1,000,000 in gold mined from the Canyon City-John Day area...









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