Flora, Oregon
Flora, Oregon | |
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 Flora, Oregon in 2008 | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′01″N 117°18′36″W / 45.90028°N 117.31000°WCoordinates: 45°54′01″N 117°18′36″W / 45.90028°N 117.31000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Wallowa |
| Elevation | 4,350 ft (1,330 m) |
Flora is an unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 35 miles north of Enterprise, just off Oregon Route 3, and is considered a ghost town. Its elevation is 4350 ft.[1] The community includes 6 mines.[2]
History[]
Flora was platted on April 7, 1897.[3] By 1910, it had a population of 200 residents and an eight-room school. It is considered "the most substantial town to fail" in the Northeast Oregon region.[3]
The community was named after the daughter of the first postmaster, A. D. Buzzard.[4] Flora post office operated from 1890–1966.[4] The Flora School, built in 1915, is on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] Now known as the Flora School Education Center, the schoolhouse has been restored as a pioneer arts education center.[6][7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Flora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Flora, Oregon Mining Claims And Mines". The Diggings™. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. pp. 55–58. ISBN 0-87595-073-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. October 19, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725025117/http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/heritage/2005-January/000311.html Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine [Heritage] Oregon Heritage News 2005-01-13]
- ^ [1] Archived June 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Historic images of Flora from Salem Public Library
- Historic images of Flora from the University of Oregon Digital Archives
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