Arock, Oregon
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Arock is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.
According to Oregon Geographic Names, Arock was supposedly named in 1922 for a large rock bearing Native American petroglyphs in the vicinity. Arock post office was established in 1926. Its ZIP Code is 97902.
The oldest building in Malheur County is in Arock. [1] The Sheep Ranch Fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [2]
Arock is one of several places in southeast Oregon that was settled by Basque herders.
[edit] External links
- Arock School District
- Historic images of Arock from Salem Public Library
- Basque photo gallery, including Sheep Ranch Fort, from the Oregon Historical Society
- Interview with an Arock resident from the Basque Oral History Project
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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