Durkee, Oregon | |
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 Café in Durkee in 2008 | |
| Coordinates:44°34′56″N117°27′53″W / 44.58222°N 117.46472°W /44.58222; -117.46472 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Elevation | 2,651 ft (808 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136236[1] |
Durkee is anunincorporated community inBaker County, Oregon, United States. It has a post office with theZIP code of 97905.[2] Durkee lies at the Vandercar Road exit ofInterstate 84.[3] Durkee is known as the site of Oregon's only cement plant, theAsh Grove Cement Company plant in nearbyNelson. It is one of Baker County's largest private employers;[4][5] opened in 1979, it succeeded the plant nearLime.
Durkee was originally a stage stop calledExpress, and by the 1860s it was the only transfer point betweenUmatilla, Oregon, andBoise, Idaho. It prospered as awater stop andtelegraph station for the railroad, and later as a stop onHighway 30, the only paved road in the area. The community wasplatted in 1908, even though the population had already peaked.[6]
In 1969 the local school had nine students.[7]
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