- McEwen, Oregon
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McEwen is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. McEwen lies on Oregon Route 7 east of its interchange with Oregon Route 220. McEwen is southeast of Sumpter and west of Auburn.
McEwen was founded as a logging town, platted in 1891, and then was a rail stop on the Sumpter Valley Railway.[1] It was named after a Mormon missionary who converted Charles W. Nibley's parents to the LDS Church.[2]
References
- ^ Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. pp. 21,51. ISBN 0875950736.
- ^ Deumling, Dietrich (1972-05). The roles of the railroad in the development of the Grande Ronde Valley (masters thesis). Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona University. OCLC 4383986.
Municipalities and communities of Baker County, Oregon County seat: Baker City Cities Baker City | Greenhorn | Haines | Halfway | Huntington | Richland | Sumpter | Unity
Unincorporated
communitiesAuburn | Bridgeport | Carson | Copperfield | Cornucopia | Dixie | Durkee | Hereford | Homestead | Jimtown | Keating | Lime | Little Alps | McEwen | New Bridge | Oxbow | Pine | Pocahontas | Rock Creek | Salisbury | Sparta | Weatherby | Whitney | Wingville
Ghost towns Bourne | Robinette
Coordinates: 44°42′03″N 118°06′17″W / 44.70083°N 118.10472°W
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Baker County, Oregon
- Populated places established in 1891
- Oregon geography stubs
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