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〕 |footnotes = }} Granite is a city in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The city had a population of 38 in 2010, up from 24 in 2000.〔 In 2010, it was the fourth-smallest incorporated city by population in Oregon. The smaller cities were Shaniko (36 people), Lonerock (21), and nearby Greenhorn (0).〔 ==History== First established by miners after the discovery of gold along Granite Creek on July 4, 1862, the area was originally called ''Granite Creek Mines''. During the following year, a settlement called ''Granite City'' was established about downstream of where Granite City is now. It was moved to its current location in 1867 and renamed ''Independence'' after the date—July 4, or Independence Day—of the earlier gold discovery. However, when the community's post office was established in 1878, it could not use the name ''Independence'' because that name was already taken by another Oregon city. Instead, the name ''Granite'' was chosen. The post office closed in 1957, but the city retained the name. The creek takes it name from the granite rocks that are common to the area. In 1878, miner and business owner A. G. Tabor became the first postmaster. Grant Thornburg became the first mayor after the city incorporated in 1900.〔 A 1939 interview "Occupational and Social Life of Granite" recorded by William "Bill" Haight as part of the Federal Writers' Project, described the town and surroundings of Granite.〔(Occupational and Social Life of Granite, Oregon ), a March 24, 1939, interview from the Library of Congress〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Granite, Oregon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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