Whitney, Oregon
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Whitney, Oregon is a historic former logging and sawmill town in Baker County that is now largely abandoned and considered a ghost town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whitney, Oregon canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| category |
Company towns in Oregon
ⓘ
Ghost towns in Oregon ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Baker County, Oregon ⓘ |
| climate | continental, with cold winters ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| county | Baker County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | limited seasonal or recreational use ⓘ |
| declineCause |
closure of sawmills
ⓘ
end of Sumpter Valley Railway operations ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4100 feet ⓘ |
| experienced | major fires in early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | logging town ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitney Forest area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
abandoned structures
ⓘ
building foundations ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | sawmill town ⓘ |
| historicEra | late 19th and early 20th century logging period ⓘ |
| landUseHistory |
rail logging operations
ⓘ
timber extraction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blue Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Northwest ⓘ Whitney Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Burnt River
NERFINISHED
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Sumpter, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Oregon Route 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Whitney Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declined after logging industry waned ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
logging
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lumber milling ⓘ |
| railroadType | narrow-gauge railroad stop ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccess | accessible via Oregon Route 7 ⓘ |
| servedBy | Sumpter Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| status |
ghost town
ⓘ
largely abandoned ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| transportHistory | shipping point for lumber ⓘ |
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