Sumpter is located in
Baker County, between
Baker City and
Prairie City along Hwy 7 , then north onto Sumpter Hwy near the
Powder River. The town was founded in the 1860's and has a long connection with the gold mining industry. The name was derived from Fort Sumter, famous for its role in the start of the Civil War. However, the name was misspelled.
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