John Day, Oregon
Grant County · Population 1,664 · Card no. 1840
A Blue Mountains town on the river of the same name, with a preserved Chinese apothecary and trading post.
- The Kam Wah Chung building served the Chinese mining community from the 1880s and its contents were sealed for decades.
- The town is named for a member of the Astor expedition.
- Cattle and timber sustain the valley.
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