Phone
541-426-3545
Physical Address
103 North Main Street,
Unit 1 & 2
Joseph, OR 97846
Mailing Address
PO Box 492
Enterprise, OR 97828
Visitor Hours
Thursday–Saturday, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Open by appointment at
541-426-3545.
Over 100 years ago, a Missouri-based lumber company built what became known as Maxville, a segregated logging town in northeastern Oregon. Archaeologists have just discovered artifacts from the town’s lost Black neighborhood.
Governor Kotek visited the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in February of 2023, after a tour of the museum, part of a community walk through Joseph to meet local businesses the Governor penned a proclamation declaring June 3rd be celebrated as Maxville Heritage Day by all Oregonians!
Read the Proclamation here
Senator Merkley presented a flag flown at the US capitol in Washington DC to The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center along with his generous sentiment on our 100 year celebration during a Town Hall meeting
2023
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center for exceptional work in preserving the Maxville townsite, a multi-racial logging community established in Wallowa County in the 1920s. The multi-phased approach included acquisition of the land, project of the last remaining building, archaeological research, and listing the site on the National Register
of Historic Places.
