Editing Condon, Oregon (section)

== History ==
Condon was the southern terminus of the [[Columbia River and Oregon Central Railroad|Condon Branch]] of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=224}}</ref> In 1883, a local homesteader named Potter [[plat]]ted the land around a [[spring (hydrology)|spring]] on his property.<ref name=OGN/> The spring, which emerged from a bed of black [[basalt]], was known to pioneer ranchers in the area as ''Summit Springs''.<ref name="HistoryCentralOregon">{{cite book |last=Shaver|first=F. A.|title=An Illustrated History of Central Oregon Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath Counties | year=1905| publisher=Western Publishing Co.|url=https://archive.org/stream/illustratedhist00shav#page/568/mode/2up| location=Spokane, Washington|pages=568&ndash;71|oclc=5436491|display-authors=etal}}</ref> Experiencing financial difficulty, Potter surrendered the site to the legal firm Condon and Cornish from [[Arlington, Oregon|Arlington]].<ref name=OGN/> Harvey C. Condon, a member of the firm, was a nephew of Oregon geologist [[Thomas Condon]].<ref name=OGN/> 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.<ref name=OGN/> He named the post office Condon after Harvey C. Condon.<ref name=OGN/>

[[Condon Air Force Station]] was a radar station near the city<ref name=OGN/> that operated from 1951 to 1970.

===Condon Commercial Historic District===
In 1998, Condon's historic downtown core along Main Street was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Condon Commercial Historic District.<ref name="NRHPnomOrig">{{Cite web | last = Donovan | first = Sally | date = July 1997 | title = National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Condon Commercial Historic District | url = {{NRHP url|id=98000609}} |publisher=National Park Service| access-date = 2012-08-12 | format = PDF}}</ref> The City of Condon has collaborated with business interests to restore buildings on Main Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to the City of Condon|url=http://www.cityofcondon.com/|year=2013|publisher=City of Condon|access-date=2013-08-17}}</ref>  Most of the buildings on the Historic Main Street have been restored, new businesses have opened, and the Gilliam County Library moved to the remodeled Hollen and Sons Hardware Store, the City Park has been re-designed into a beautiful event space.