National Register Listings in
Grant County, Oregon

Advent Christian Church Cant, James, Ranch Historic District Fremont Powerhouse John Day Compound, Supervisor's Warehouse Kam Wah Chung Company Building St. Thomas' Episcopal Church Sumpter Valley Railway Passenger Station Sumpter Valley Railway, Middle Fork-John Day River Supervisor's House No. 1001
The name "Oregon" comes from a mistake. The name was first used by French Canadian explorers who mispronounced the word "Ouragan" which means "hurricane" in French. They used it to describe the powerful Columbia River, and the name stuck.
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