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Sheep Ranch Fortified House

Malheur County, US

Sheep Ranch Fortified House

The Sheep Ranch Fortified House, near Arock, Oregon, is a historic structure that was built in approximately 1863. Also known as the McWilliams House, it was built by a man with the McWilliams family name. It served as a ranch house, a stagecoach stop, and a fort. It was listed on the National Regis

ter of Historic Places in 1974. It was bought in 1914 by Pascual Eiguren, a Basque immigrant, whose family continued to own it in 1974, and it is partly notable for its Basque association.

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