McEwen, Oregon
| McEwen, Oregon | |
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 McEwen, Oregon
McEwen, Oregon
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| Coordinates: 44°42′03″N 118°06′17″W / 44.70083°N 118.10472°WCoordinates: 44°42′03″N 118°06′17″W / 44.70083°N 118.10472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Elevation | 4,150 ft (1,260 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136524 |
McEwen is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. McEwen lies on Oregon Route 7 east of its interchange with Oregon Route 410. McEwen is about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Sumpter along the Powder River.
McEwen was founded as a logging town, platted in 1891, and then was a rail stop on the Sumpter Valley Railway. It was named after a Mormon missionary who converted Charles W. Nibley's parents to the LDS Church.
Oregon Geographic Names links the community name to Thomas McEwen, a settler who filed a land claim here in 1888. The McEwen post office opened in 1893 and closed in 1943.
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