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Durkee lies at the Vandercar Road exit of Interstate 84. [3] Durkee is known as the site of Oregon's only cement plant, the Ash Grove Cement Company plant in nearby Nelson . It is one of Baker County's largest private employers; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] opened in 1979, it succeeded the plant near Lime .
As of August 7, 2024, the fire burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km 2) in Baker and Malheur counties [2] and is 95 percent contained. It is considered a megafire.The Durkee Fire is the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season and the fifth largest in modern Oregon history.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 14 of those are found partially or wholly in Baker County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025.
There have been many notable wildfires in the history of the US state Oregon. List. 1902 Yacolt Burn; 1933–1951 ... Durkee Fire; References
Weatherby is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Durkee on Interstate 84/U.S. Route 30, near the Burnt River. [2] There was a post office named Express Ranch established in 1865 near what is now Durkee during the gold mining boom in the county. [3] C. W.
Remnants of the Old Oregon Trail can still be seen today when one is traveling north from Farewell Bend State Recreation Area toward the town of Huntington on U.S. Route 30. [ 9 ] Evidence of the hardships and tragedies of the pioneer movement still exists: a small iron cross, visible from Route 30, marks the location where Snake River Shoshone ...
Lime is an unincorporated community and ghost town in the northwest United States, located in Baker County, Oregon. [1] Five miles (8 km) north of Huntington on Interstate 84 (& U.S. Route 30), it is near the confluence of Marble Creek and the Burnt River on the Union Pacific Railroad. The historic Oregon Trail passes through Lime. [2]
In 1928, newspaper owner Charles M. Brinton bought the North Powder News (1901) and the Haines Record (1903). He would merge them with the Huntington Courier (1930) [2] in 1934 to create The Record-Courier.