Eureka is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Baker County, Oregon
Baker County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,668. The county seat and largest city is Baker City. The county was organized on September 22, 1862, when a portion of Wasco C ...
, United States, located along Cracker Creek, approximately north of
Sumpter, and from
Bourne. It was originally founded as a mining camp 1892, though by 1945 operations had ceased.
References
1892 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1892
Former populated places in Baker County, Oregon
Ghost towns in Oregon
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