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Abandoned Yellow by Danielle Denham-Skinner on Flickr.

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. Today's feature: @jkabana . Today's location: Condon was the southern terminus of the Condon Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1883, a local homesteader named Potter platted the land around a spring on his property. The spring, which emerged from a bed of black basalt, was known to pioneer ranchers in the area as Summit Springs. Experiencing financial difficulty, Potter surrendered the site to the legal firm Condon and Cornish from Arlington. Harvey C. Condon, a member of the firm, was a nephew of Oregon geologist Thomas Condon. Condon and Cornish sold lots in the townsite and in 1884, resident David B. Trimble applied for a post office and became its first postmaster. He named the post office Condon after Harvey C. Condon. . Image selected by curator @jeff_bell_photos . Join us in exploring Oregon, wherever you are, and tag your finds to #Oregonexplored || Find us on Twitter @oregon_explored || Find us on Facebook - facebook.com/oregonexplored . #CondonOregon #easternOregon #Oregon .