Susanville, Oregon

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Susanville
Ghost town
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Susanville, 1905
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Susanville
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°42′48″N118°47′02″W / 44.71333°N 118.78389°W / 44.71333; -118.78389
Country United States
State Oregon
County Grant
Elevation
3,848 ft (1,173 m)
Time zone Pacific

Susanville is a ghost town in Grant County, Oregon, United States, in the Blue Mountains about two miles up Elk Creek from Galena. [1] The place was started as a gold mining camp in 1862 or 1864. [2] [3]

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History

Susanville was originally where Galena is located now. [4] Susanville post office was established in 1888, but was moved by miners two miles up Elk Creek in 1901, and Galena post office replaced the one at Susanville's original location. [4] The story goes that the miners of the "New Susanville" actually stole the post office, including its mailboxes, canceling stamp, inkpad. [3] The Susanville office ran until 1952, after which mail went to Bates. [4]

In 1913, the 80-oz Armstrong Nugget was found in the Susanville area. [3] [5]

Susanville had only one street because Elk Creek canyon was too narrow for more. [3] In its heyday, the camp had a store and a ten-stamp stamp mill. [3] As many as 1000 miners would come to town on Saturday nights. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Susanville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1993) [1972]. Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. p. 212. ISBN   0-87004-222-X.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Press. pp. 17–22. ISBN   0-87004-358-7.
  4. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 390, 925–926. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  5. ↑ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p.  253. OCLC   4874569.


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