Historic Mine In Granite Oregon

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Historic mine in granite oregon.

The city had a population of 38 in 2010 up from 24 in 2000. The gold mining boom and bust in oregon s blue mountains left a legacy of altered landscapes and industrial sized historical artifacts that draw visitors from around the u s. The fremont powerhouse is a power plant located in the umatilla national forest in grant county west of granite oregon united states. Main street in granite oregon 1899.

Mine maps premium products. Record of quartz lode locations book 28 index only 10 mb complete book 28 171 mb. Granite creek and vicinity. Eastern oregon power and light acquired the plant in 1911.

Within the town of granite you will find several historic buildings includin. The fremont powerhouse used to power to the red boy mine creating electricity from water supplied by olive lake. It includes towns districts and areas no longer having the designations they do now such as the gold creek mining district and even a granite district it should be noted that today the granite district is actually in grant co oregon. The smaller cities were shaniko 36 people lonerock 21 and nearby.

Granite oregon includes 11 818 nearby mines. In 2010 it was the fourth smallest incorporated city by population in oregon. Historic phoenix mine in the greenhorn mining district near sumpter oregon. Granite is a city in grant county in the u s.

Tabor who had staked the first mining claim on granite creek the independence and was the only merchant in town at the. Kappel gold mine on granite boulder creek near sumpter oregon. Originally named cracker bourne officially became a town in 1895 when it received a post office being named after senator jonathan bourne jr. Information regarding oregon s mineral occurrences prospects and mines.

Albert tabor discovered gold in granite creek on july 4 1862 hence the town s original name of independence. Of portland who owned and operated two mines nearby source. All 1 032 mines in grant county oregon. According to oregon geographic names the name granite was chosen when its post office was established in 1878 the name independence already being used by another oregon town.