Ritter, Oregon
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Ritter is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located ten miles down the Middle Fork John Day River from U.S. Route 395, between Dale and Long Creek.[2] At one time the locale was also known as Ritter Hot Springs.[1]
When a post office was established in this locale, it was named for the Rev. Joseph Ritter, a pioneer Baptist minister of the John Day Valley, on whose ranch it was situated.[3] The post office was originally near the mineral hot springs there, formerly known as McDuffee Hot Springs but now known as Ritter Hot Springs.[3] In 1988, the post office had moved to the old schoolhouse across the river.[3] As of 2009, Ritter no longer has its own post office; Ritter's mail is addressed to Long Creek.[4]
The springs were discovered by William Neal McDuffee, an early-day packer who traveled between Umatilla and the John Day Valley mines.[3]
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- ↑ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Script error: No such module "If empty".
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- ↑ United States Postal Service ZIP Code Lookup
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External links
- Ritter Hot Springs, current hot springs resort business in Ritter
- "The Ritter Hot Springs", reprint of November 23, 1972 Blue Mountain Eagle article by Jo Southworth
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