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Maupin, Oregon. / 45.17306°N 121.08806°W / 45.17306; -121.08806. Maupin is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Deschutes River, much of the city's economy is related to the river through outdoor activities, such as fishing and rafting. The population was 418 at the 2010 census .
The rapids were named the Boxcar Rapids in January 1954, [3] when Engine No. 857 on the Oregon Trunk Line of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway turned a curve in the railroad and hit a rock slide. [1] [4] [5] The engine hit it hard, derailing all three locomotives and all twelve boxcars, and because the railroad is built on the side of ...
Bakeoven, Oregon. / 45.08639°N 120.83972°W / 45.08639; -120.83972. Bakeoven is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is southeast of Maupin and northwest of Shaniko along Bakeoven Creek, a tributary of the Deschutes River. [2]
Howard Maupin. Howard Maupin (c. 1815–1887) was an American settler who established a farm and ferry in Oregon at the present-day location of Maupin. He became famous for shooting the Paiute war leader Chief Paulina on April 25, 1867, near the modern town of Madras. [1] Maupin was born in Clay County, Kentucky, and moved to Missouri as a ...
Antelope, Oregon. / 44.91139°N 120.72361°W / 44.91139; -120.72361. Antelope (known as Rajneesh from 1984 to 1986) is a city in rural Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Antelope had an estimated population of 47 people in 2012.
The Maupin Section Foreman's House is a historic section house in Maupin, Oregon, United States. It recalls the days of the "Last Great Railroad War" (construction 1909–1911) between the rival transportation empires of E. H. Harriman and James J. Hill, as they raced to build routes up the Deschutes River canyon, connecting the mainlines along ...
October 28, 1988. The Deschutes River ( / dəˈʃuːts / də-SHOOTS) in central Oregon is a major tributary of the Columbia River. The river provides much of the drainage on the eastern side of the Cascade Range in Oregon, gathering many of the tributaries that descend from the drier, eastern flank of the mountains.
Area code (s) 541 and 458. GNIS feature ID. 1119552 [1] Criterion is an historic unincorporated community in Wasco County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It lies along U.S. Route 197 between Maupin and Madras. [2] Nearby is Criterion Summit, which at about 3,360 feet (1,020 m) above sea level is the highest point along the highway between The ...
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