The stories of Gilliam County, OR

8 narrated audio stories from across Gilliam County β€” hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.

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Gilliam County Courthouse

When Condon Built for the Long Haul

How a small county seat gave government a bigger-looking home.

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Gilliam County

When Distance Drew Gilliam County

A county born from long roads, stock routes, and local clout.

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Condon Commercial Historic District

Brick After Fire in Condon

How a wheat-town downtown learned to look sturdy on purpose.

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Gilliam County Courthouse

Where Gilliam County Finally Put Down Its Papers

A courthouse that settled a young county’s long argument over home.

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Gilliam County

Before the County, There Was Gilliam

A life of public duty, ending in war before the map caught up.

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Gilliam County

When Gilliam County Got Smaller

A frontier county born big, then redrawn by a changing Oregon.

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Gilliam County

How Gilliam County Got Its Name

A county’s birth, and the older history carried beneath it.

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Cottonwood Canyon State Park

Where Ranch Country Opened to the River

How a former ranch became one of Oregon’s largest state parks.

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