← →

Heppner, Oregon

Morrow County · Population 1,187 · Card no. 1826

The Morrow County seat in a narrow canyon, still marked by the flood that nearly destroyed it in 1903.

A flash flood killed about 250 people in June 1903, the deadliest natural disaster in Oregon history.
The town rebuilt on higher ground.
Wheat and cattle sustain the county.

Every incorporated city and town in Oregon has its own painted card here, free to send by email or by link. No account, nothing to install.