John Day’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of John Day. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first homestead staked in what is now Grant County (then part of Wasco County), in 1862 by B. C. Trowbridge, was within the limits of the present city of John Day. The Eastern Oregon community was not as quick to grow as neighboring Canyon City, which was the county seat and center of the bustling mining industry in the area. Incrementally, local merchants and residents began relocating to John Day—primarily each time after severe fires in Canyon City: the Grant County Courthouse burned in 1870, Chinatown burned in 1885, and fires in 1898 and 1937 each devastated Canyon City's downtown.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart John Day’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how John Day’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUntitled photo, 1885: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from John Day
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John Day, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Untitled photo (1885) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via WikidataFrom Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.