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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Canyon City Grant County, Oregon Zip Code The Oregon state capital is Salem. What would you like to know about Canyon City Statistics & Facts History & History-related items Zip Codes 97820 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Canyon City is approximately 648. The approximate number of families is 277. The amount of land area in Canyon City is 3.607 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Canyon City to Washington DC is 2332 miles. The distance to the Oregon state capital is 219 miles. (as the crow flies) Canyon City is positioned 44.39 degrees north of the equator and 118.94 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index History & History Related Items Canyon City history: Canyon City was born in 1862 as a mining camp that grew along Canyon Creek after gold was discovered on Whiskey Flat, located a short distance north of Canyon Creek. A party of gold miners were searching for the "Blue Bucket" mine. For some time there was a great influx of miners; perhaps as many as 10,000 lived along the single Whiskey Gulch Street. It has been estimated that around $8,000,000 was mined from the Canyon Creek diggings over ten years. The mining declined in the 1870's but the town did not die. One of the town's better known citizens was Cincinnatus Heiner (Joaquin) Miller, who setter in Canyon City in 18654 and planted the town's first orchard at the rear of his cabin. There were conflicts between Union and Confederate sympathizers. When California miners raised the confederate flag on Rebel Hill on July 4, 1863, the Union-sympathizxing Oregon miners stormed the hill and tore down the flag. Canyon City suffered from a disastrous fire on April 18, 1937 with a large part of the community bgeing destroyed The settling of Canyon City: 1862 Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Oregon To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk.   Web www.usacitiesonline.com

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