Dec 5, 2024 · The ghost towns you see dotting the map of Oregon were once thriving communities, filled with people who followed their dreams here. Now they remain as a window to another time, full of places to ponder and history to discover.

Sep 29, 2017 · Visiting ghost towns is the ultimate Oregon history road trip. You’ll find the lion’s share in Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon, where you can visit full-fledged Wild West relics set up for tourism, like Shaniko, as well as ghostlier “true” ghost towns, like Golden.

Sep 4, 2015 · Tracking down Oregon history blends well with travel across the state. It’s the travel that lets you roam into towns, villages or communities that barely exist; some that history buff Steve Arndt calls “ghost towns” that are rich with history about the shaping of the state.

Sep 6, 2022 · You might just catch a glimpse of the Ghost Schooner while you’re beachcombing for the town’s famous glass floats. Ghost tours of Lincoln City’s historic Taft District will introduce you to spectral bootleggers and even a mystery celebrity as …

Oct 3, 2014 · Driving through the sun struck wheat fields south of Mosier and The Dalles, it’s nearly impossible to believe that the sculpted chasm of the Columbia River Gorge is anywhere nearby. It’s also hard to believe that the ghost towns dotting the map out here were once bustling farming communities filled with immigrants who, like so…

Dec 27, 2016 · Wander the streets of a ghost town. A team of residents keeps the antique buildings in Shaniko from falling into decrepitude in this ghost town northeast of Madras. Most ghosts are locked up in the winter, but it’s just as moody on a cold day to wander by the jail, saloon and schoolhouse in this former “Wool Capital of the World.”

Apr 10, 2015 · Just past the Gorge in Eastern Oregon, less than 20 miles south of The Dalles, you quickly see that distances are great, the people are few and times gone by are easy to find. Oregon history buff Robert Waldron said that the Friend School, built in 1909, offers a sneak peek to the promising life that folks…

Sep 28, 2016 · You’re headed in the right direction for ghost towns. There are several near Baker City, including Bourne and Whitney, but they’re still a bit of a drive off I-84. If you pick up Highway 7 west of Baker City, you’ll traverse the Sumpter Valley to the near-ghost town of Sumpter, 28 miles away, which is…

Jan 17, 2017 · Ghost Town Stopover. From rolling hills along the mighty Columbia River, the landscape changes to farmsteads and wind farms before the white pyramids of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams and Mt. Jefferson steal the view.

Feb 21, 2014 · Ghost Towns: Thanks in large part to the gold rush of the 19th century, Eastern Oregon is home to more than a dozen officially designated ghost towns, many of them former gold mining settlements. Look for the near-ghost town of Sumpter, Cornucopia and Homestead.