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Historical Markers in Harney County

 
Clickable Map of Harney County, Oregon and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Harney County, OR (4) Crook County, OR (3) Deschutes County, OR (83) Grant County, OR (32) Lake County, OR (40) Malheur County, OR (26) Humboldt County, NV (31) Washoe County, NV (116)  HarneyCounty(4) Harney County (4)  CrookCounty(3) Crook County (3)  DeschutesCounty(83) Deschutes County (83)  GrantCounty(32) Grant County (32)  LakeCounty(40) Lake County (40)  MalheurCounty(26) Malheur County (26)  HumboldtCountyNevada(31) Humboldt County (31)  WashoeCounty(116) Washoe County (116)
Burns is the county seat for Harney County
Adjacent to Harney County, Oregon
Crook County (3)  
Deschutes County (83)  
Grant County (32)  
Lake County (40)  
Malheur County (26)  
Humboldt County, Nevada (31)  
Washoe County, Nevada (116)  
 
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1 Oregon, Harney County, Burns — Fort Harney — Oregon History
On U.S. 20 at South Harney Road on U.S. 20.
Fort Harney, on the former Malheur Indian Reservation, was named for Gen. Wm. S. Harney, who took command of the Military Department of Oregon, Sept. 13, 1858. The fort was established Aug. 10, 1867, and became a permanent Military Post. By order of . . . Map (db m63026) HM
2 Oregon, Harney County, Burns — Memorial to J. C. Foley — 1858 – 1924
On N Foley Drive at Alder Avenue, on the right when traveling north on N Foley Drive.
Pioneer Cattleman and Artisan in Wrought Iron Designer of Harney County's Early Cattle Brands Organized Two Pioneer Cooperatives Sponsored Lumber Milling as Our Second Industry Harney County's First Water Master Resident 1883 – . . . Map (db m305058) HM
3 Oregon, Harney County, Burns — The Terrible Trail — Oregon History
On U.S. 20 at South Harney Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 20.
Weary Oregon Trail emigrants, eager to ease travel or gain mileage, often attempted cutoffs and shortcuts. While many of these alternate routes proved successful, others did not--they became roads to ruin for some and the end of the trail for . . . Map (db m63032) HM
4 Oregon, Harney County, Pueblo Mountain — WWII B-24D Crash Site Memorial — In Memory of the Crewmen — B-24 Liberator —
Near No nearby road.
On February 9, 1945 at approximately 10 PM this aircraft, a Consolidated B-24D, serial number 42-40427, crashed at this location in the Pueblo Mountains. The plane was on a "round robin" navigation training mission from Gowen Field near Boise, . . . Map (db m275414) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Sep. 10, 2026