Friday, January 26, 2024
Bourne, Oregon
The original settlement at Bourne was called Cracker City, named after Cracker Creek where gold was discovered in 1888. Massachusetts lawyer Jonathan Bourne purchased the Eureka and Excelsior (E&E) mine here in 1899, and by the following year the town had been renamed in honor of Bourne. Jonathan Bourne eventually moved to Portland and became a U. S. senator.
