Howard Maupin was an American settler who established a farm and ferry in Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

 at the present-day location of Maupin, Oregon

Maupin, Oregon

Maupin is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Deschutes River, much of the city's economy is related to the river through outdoor activities, such as fishing and rafting...

. He became famous for shooting the notorious Paiute war leader Chief Paulina

Chief Paulina

Chief Paulina was a Northern Paiute war leader.During the late 1850s and 1860s, Northern Paiute bands attacked both settler communities and Native American reservations in central and eastern Oregon, as well as the Klamath Basin. Chief Paulina became the most notorious war leader in those raids...

 on April 25, 1867 near the modern town of Madras, Oregon.

Maupin was born in Clay County, Kentucky

Clay County, Kentucky

- Demographics :As of the census of 2011, there were 21,000 people, 8,556 households, and 6,442 families residing in the county. The population density was 52 people per square mile . There were 9,439 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

 and moved to Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 as a teenager. In 1863, he traveled to Oregon, settling first in the Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley

The Willamette Valley is the most populated region in the state of Oregon of the United States. Located in the state's northwest, the region is surrounded by tall mountain ranges to the east, west and south and the valley's floor is broad, flat and fertile because of Ice Age conditions...

. He then moved to Antelope, Oregon

Antelope, Oregon

Antelope is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 46.-History:The Antelope Valley was probably named by members of Joseph Sherar's party who were packing supplies to mines in the John Day area. Sherar became known as the operator of a toll bridge...

, where he became the town's first postmaster in 1871. Maupin then moved to central Oregon, where he established a farm and operated a ferry across the Deschutes River. The city of Maupin, Oregon

Maupin, Oregon

Maupin is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Located on the Deschutes River, much of the city's economy is related to the river through outdoor activities, such as fishing and rafting...

 was named in his honor by the city's founder, W. H. Staats, early in the 20th century; the original name Maupin's Ferry was shortened by postal authorities. He died in 1878.