Harney, Oregon | |
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  Harney  Harney | |
| Coordinates:43°38′36″N118°49′22″W / 43.64333°N 118.82278°W /43.64333; -118.82278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Harney |
| Named after | William S. Harney, a military officer |
| Elevation | 4,173 ft (1,272 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 97720 |
| Area code | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1143312[1] |
Harney is anunincorporated community inHarney County, in theU.S. state ofOregon. It lies north ofU.S. Route 20 betweenBurns andBuchanan near the site of historicFort Harney.[2] The community, county, and nearby geographic features such asHarney Lake are named forWilliam S. Harney, a military officer popular in thePacific Northwest in the mid-19th century.[3]
The fort, part of a military establishment that fought withIndians off and on in the 1860s and 1870s, was at a place called variouslyRattlesnake Camp,Camp Steele,Camp Harney, and finallyFort Harney. The fort and the land around it were abandoned as military property in 1889. Meanwhile, the civilian community had developed about 2 miles (3 km) south of the fort, along Rattlesnake Creek.[3]
A post office namedCamp Harney was established at Fort Harney in 1874. William T. Stevens was the first postmaster. The post office name was changed toHarney in 1885 and relocated to the Harney civilian community. Robert J. Ives was the first postmaster at the new location.[3]
It is inHarney County School District 3.[4] It operatesBurns High School.
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