Name: Beulah, Oregon

Class: C8

GPS: 43.906619, -118.151130

Directions: Head East from Burns Oregon on Highway 20 for 49 miles. Take a left on to Chimney Creek Road. Road becomes Juntura Cutoff Road, then take a right on to Altnow-Beulah Road, take the next right and stay on Altnow-Beulah Road. At the next intersection, take a left on to Agency Mountain Road. Take a right onto Beulah Road. The old townsite was .3 miles south of Beulah Reservoir.

Description:

The site of Beulah, Oregon, was originally the local headquarters of the Paiute Indian reservation. The Agency headquarters linked with nearby Fort Harney via a well worn Indian road and the area was simply known as “Agency.” [zotpressInText item=”PFS557VE” format=”%num%”]

On December 16, 1884 a Post Office was built here. The post office was named for Beulah Arnold, daughter of first Post Master, Thomas L. Arnold. The post office had a long run for it’s remote location, lasting until July 31, 1947 when it was closed to Juntura. [zotpressInText item=”USXUUJFK” format=”%num%”]

Both Agency and Beulah lend their names to many features in the area such as Agency Mountain, and Beulah Reservoir.

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