Whitney (historical)
USA /
Oregon /
Sumpter /
World
/ USA
/ Oregon
/ Sumpter
According to a United States Forest Service sign on the road:
A Town Named Whitney ~ Rails of the Sumpter Valley R. R. reached Whitney Valley June 1. 1901. Originally a lumber company town, Whitney grew to become the main head of the Stage Lines to mining and cattle towns such as Unity, Bridgeport and Malheur City.
Logging railroads were built in all directions out of Whitney during the next 20 years. Nibley Lumber Company set up a large sawmill south of town in 1911 as loggers "Daylighted" the large stands of yellow pine nearby. At one time over 150 people called Whitney their home. When the railway was abandoned in 1947, the town closed its doors.
A Town Named Whitney ~ Rails of the Sumpter Valley R. R. reached Whitney Valley June 1. 1901. Originally a lumber company town, Whitney grew to become the main head of the Stage Lines to mining and cattle towns such as Unity, Bridgeport and Malheur City.
Logging railroads were built in all directions out of Whitney during the next 20 years. Nibley Lumber Company set up a large sawmill south of town in 1911 as loggers "Daylighted" the large stands of yellow pine nearby. At one time over 150 people called Whitney their home. When the railway was abandoned in 1947, the town closed its doors.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°39'24"N 118°17'22"W
- Dredge Tailings 12 km
- Olive Lake 29 km
- Black Bear RX 119 km
- Little Summit Prairie 136 km
- Iron Horse 204 km
- Little Garden 244 km
- East Garden 246 km
- Devils Garden Lava Flow 248 km
- The Devils Garden 249 km
- Gallogly Farm 254 km
- Dredge Tailings 14 km
- Unity Reservoir 18 km
- Granite Ghost Town 20 km
- Unity Lake State Recreation Area 20 km
- Anthony Lakes Ski Area 34 km
- Sand and Gravel 41 km
- Dredge Tailings 43 km
- Grant County Regional Airport/Ogilvie Field (JDA/KGCD) 61 km
- Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site 69 km
- Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor 69 km