Sumpter, Oregon
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Sumpter, Oregon is a small historic gold-mining town in Baker County known for its preserved dredge, heritage railway, and role in the region’s mining boom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumpter, Oregon canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Baker County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
heritage events
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| feature | remnant dredge tailings piles around town ⓘ |
| governingBody | Sumpter city government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Sumpter Municipal Museum
NERFINISHED
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Sumpter Valley Dredge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumpter Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ historic downtown district ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
flea markets on holiday weekends
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gold-mining themed festivals ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
camping
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fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ off-road vehicle trails ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | state heritage area (for dredge site) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | gold mining boom in late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalRole | gold-mining town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sumpter Valley Dredge
NERFINISHED
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Sumpter Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ historic gold mining ⓘ preserved mining-era buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blue Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| namedFor | Fort Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Baker City, Oregon
NERFINISHED
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Whitman National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sumpter Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
gold dredge technology
ⓘ
historic mining equipment ⓘ |
| primaryIndustryHistorical | placer gold mining ⓘ |
| region | High desert and mountain transition zone ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismSeason |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| transport | Oregon Route 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportHistory | terminus of Sumpter Valley Railway narrow-gauge line ⓘ |
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