Sumpter, Oregon
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Sumpter is a city in Baker County, Oregon, United States. The population was 204 at the 2020 census. Sumpter is named after Fort Sumter by its founders. The name was inspired by a rock as smooth and r
The historic dredge at Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area recalls Sumpter's gold mining origins.
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Baker City, Oregon
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Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward Dickinson Baker, the only U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The population was
Sumpter, Oregon
…log cabins." A narrow-gauge railway reached Sumpter in 1897. Built by David C. Eccles, the Sumpter Valley Railway (SVRy) ran 80 miles (130 km) from Baker City through Sumpter and on to Prairie City, which it reached in 1907. Until the line shut down in the 1930s, ranchers, mining interests, and timber companies…
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Aerial view c. 1929
Baker City Hall
Baker City is home to the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.