Galena is an
unincorporated community
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in
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Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
, United States, about from Austin Junction, Oregon, Austin Junction in the Blue Mountains (Oregon), Blue Mountains.
It is on the Middle Fork John Day River in the Malheur National Forest, Malheur national forest. The former gold mining camp is considered a ghost town.
The locale was settled in 1865 as a mining community on the Middle Fork John Day River near its confluence with Elk Creek.
The town was named Susanville, Oregon, Susanville after one of the earliest inhabitants, Susan Ward.
[
Galena post office was established in 1901 when a group of miners were able to get the Susanville post office moved from the current site of Galena two miles up Elk Creek to their mine.][ The new post office was named for a body of galena ore in the area, and the town was renamed as well.][ The mines were worked extensively in the 1860s and were still active in 1940.]
See also
*List of ghost towns in Oregon
References
External links
Images of Galena
from ghosttowngallery.com
Abandoned buildings in Galena
from PNWPhotoblog.com
Ghost towns in Oregon
Former populated places in Grant County, Oregon
1865 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1865
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