- 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 ofU.S. Route 95 between Jordan Valley and Rome.Arock was supposedly named in 1922 for a large rock bearing Native American
petroglyph s 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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