Arock, Oregon

Arock, Oregon

Arock is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. Arock is three miles north of U.S. Route 95 between Jordan Valley and Rome.

Arock was supposedly named in 1922 for a large rock bearing Native American petroglyphs in the vicinity.cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |authorlink= Lewis A. McArthur |coauthors= Lewis L. McArthur |title= Oregon Geographic Names |origyear= 1928 |edition= Seventh Edition |year= 2003 |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |id= ISBN 0-87595-277-1 |pages= ] Arock post office was established in 1926. Its ZIP Code is 97902.

The oldest building in Malheur County, Sheep Ranch Fort, is in Arock. [http://www.ohs.org/education/folklife/Malheur-County-Portraits.cfm Oregon Historical Society: Malheur County Portraits] ] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Malheur/state.html Malheur County listing at nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com] ]

Arock is one of several places in southeast Oregon that was settled by Basque herders.

References

External links

* [http://www.arock.k12.or.us/ Arock School District]
* [http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=Arock&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all Historic images of Arock from Salem Public Library]
* [http://www.ohs.org/education/folklife/the-basque.cfm Basque photo gallery, including Sheep Ranch Fort, from the Oregon Historical Society]
* [http://www.basquemuseum.com/oralhistory/Lequerica_Lillian/Lequerica_Lillian.htm Interview with an Arock resident from the Basque Oral History Project]


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