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Oregon Ghost Towns

OREGON GHOST TOWNS 79 THERE ARE GHOST TOWNS IN OREGON *THAT'S MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE UNION OUT OF O COUNTIES HAVE AT LEAST GHOST TOWN WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A GHOST TOWN? + GHOST TOWNS IN THE U.S. STATE OF OREGON, DEFINED AS SETTLEMENTS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN POPULATION AFTER AN ECONOMIC BOOM. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT FEATURE WELL-PRESERVED (0R RESTORED) ABANDONED BUILDINGS. THESE MAY BE LOCALES OR POPULATED PLACES DENOTED BY THE DESIGNATION "HISTORICAL" BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN THE GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM (GNIS). + THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF GHOST TOWNS ARE FOUND IN THESE COUNTIES: BAKER GRANT WASCO IEASTERN OREGON) (EASTERN ORECON) (CENTRAL ORECON) AUBURN AUSTIN ANTELOPE BOURNE CORNUCOPIA CANYON CITY ANTELOPE ORIGINAL GRANITE BOYD GREENHORN IZEE FRIEND HOMESTEAD MARYSVILLE ORTLEY SANGER SUSANVILLE SHANIKO SPARTA SUMPTER WHITNEY + THE MOST MINED MATERIALS IN BAKER, GRANT & WASCO COUNTY WERE: gold 79 silver copper mercury 47 29 80 Au Ag Cu Hg 196.97 107.87 63.546 200.59 GOLD SILVER COPPER MERCURY 331 + NUMBER OF MINES & CLAIMS IN BAKER COUNTY IN 1987 $8,948,886 + PEAK OUTPUT IN 1900 OF THIRTY-FIVE MINES IN BAKER COUNTY $4.00 t TWELVE HOUR SHIFT PAY FOR MINE WORKER

Oregon Ghost Towns

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Intrigued by the fact that Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state in the nation, I was inspired to create an infographic that shed some light on these forgotten historical locations.

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