Geologic setting of the John Day Country, Grant County, Oregon
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By: Thomas P. Thayer
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Abstract
One of the Pacific Northwest's most notable outdoor recreation areas, the "John Day Country" in northeastern Oregon, is named after a native Virginian who was a member of the Astor expedition to the mouth of the Columbia River in 1812. There is little factual information about John Day except that he was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, about 1770. It is known also that in 1810 this tall pioneer "with an elastic step as if he trod on springs" joined John Jacob Astor's overland expedition under Wilson Price Hunt to establish a vast fur-gathering network in the Western States based on a major trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River.
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Thayer, T.P., 1977, Geologic setting of the John Day Country, Grant County, Oregon: General Information Product, 23 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/70039219.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | Geologic setting of the John Day Country, Grant County, Oregon |
| Series title | General Information Product |
| DOI | 10.3133/70039219 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | 23 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Grant |
| City | John Day |