Flora, Oregon Explained

Flora, Oregon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Oregon
Coordinates:45.9003°N -117.31°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wallowa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:4350

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. 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. Flora post office operated from 1890–1966. The Flora School, built in 1915, is on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] Now known as the Flora School Education Center, the schoolhouse has been restored as a pioneer arts education center.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. 1142256 . Flora . November 28, 1980 . 2010-01-08.
  2. Web site: Flora, Oregon Mining Claims And Mines. 2020-07-27. The Diggings™. en.
  3. Book: Bailey, Barbara Ruth. Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. 1982. 0-87595-073-6. 55–58.
  4. Web site: Oregon National Register List . October 19, 2009 . . 2010-01-08 . 2011-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609105953/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf . dead .
  5. http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/heritage/2005-January/000311.html [Heritage&#93; Oregon Heritage News 2005-01-13<!-- Bot generated title -->].
  6. http://www.mmt.org/recent_grants/sg/2007-08/