Elton.S. Durkee 1884 Sketchbook Featuring Oregon EstatesA little research tells me that the Durkee family was important in the settlement of Oregon, with the first members of the family moving from New England to San Francisco during the gold rush in 1850, and later settling in Oregon. There, it seems they were responsible for a fair amount of early development, including the establishment of Durkee, an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, so named in 1883 named when the railroad bought its