Editing Spray, Oregon (section)

==History==
Spray was named for John Fremont Spray, the community's founder and first postmaster, and his wife, Mary E. Spray. The post office was established in 1900.<ref name=OGN>{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title= [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |orig-year= 1928 |edition= 7th |year= 2003 |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 |page= 904}}</ref> In that same year, John Spray established a ferry to carry people across the John Day River, and he helped establish a school and a store in the community.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Stinchfield |editor-first= Janet L. |editor2=Stinchfield, McLaren E. |title= The History of Wheeler County, Oregon|publisher=Taylor Publishing Company|year=1983|location=Dallas, Texas|pages=9−10|oclc=10948544}}</ref>

After formation of Wheeler County in 1899, Spray was suggested as a possible [[county seat]]. A county-wide election held in 1900 produced 436 votes for [[Fossil, Oregon|Fossil]], 267 for [[Twickenham, Oregon|Twickenham]], and 82 for Spray.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Stinchfield |editor-first= Janet L. |editor2=Stinchfield, McLaren E. |title= The History of Wheeler County, Oregon|publisher=Taylor Publishing Company|year=1983|location=Dallas, Texas|pages=5−6|oclc=10948544}}</ref> In 1958, Spray became the last Wheeler County community to [[Unincorporated area|incorporate]] as a city.<ref name="Fussner">{{cite book|editor-last=Fussner|editor-first=F. Smith|title=Glimpses of Wheeler County's Past: An Early History of North Central Oregon|publisher=Binford & Mort|location=Portland, Oregon|year=1975|pages=56−57|isbn=0-8323-0249-X}}</ref> John Butler was the first mayor.<ref name="Fussner"/>