Hamilton is an
unincorporated community
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in
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
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,
Oregon
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, United States.
It is located on
Oregon Route 402
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east of
Monument
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and west of
Long Creek.
As of 1993, the community had no businesses and only three houses.
The community and nearby Hamilton Mountain were named for John Henry Hamilton, the first settler in the area.
Hamilton, a cattle rancher, arrived in Grant County sometime in 1874 and lived there until his death in 1909.
[ Local settlers met at Hamilton's ranch to race horses.][ Hamilton post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1959.][ Anson C. Frink built the first store and served as the first postmaster.][
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References
Unincorporated communities in Grant County, Oregon
1884 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1884
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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