Basque, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W / 42.41083; -117.86861Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt.[2] Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Basque". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ Etulain, Richard. "Basques". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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