- Cornucopia, Oregon
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Cornucopia is a ghost town of the gold mining boom of the 1880s in Eastern Oregon, United States. The name of the town was chosen since it meant "Horn of Plenty".[1] Gold was discovered in Cornucopia in 1884. The town was platted in 1886.[2] It is located east of Baker City high in the mountains of Pine Valley almost due north of Halfway, Oregon, on Oregon Route 86.
See also
References
- ^ Cornucopia
- ^ Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. p. 20. ISBN 0875950736.
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Coordinates: 45°00′30″N 117°11′34″W / 45.008214°N 117.1926751°W
Municipalities and communities of Baker County, Oregon Cities Baker City | Greenhorn | Haines | Halfway | Huntington | Richland | Sumpter | Unity
Unincorporated
communitiesAuburn | Bridgeport | Carson | Copperfield | Cornucopia | Dixie | Durkee | Hereford | Homestead | Jimtown | Keating | Lime | Little Alps | McEwen | New Bridge | Oxbow | Pine | Pocahontas | Rock Creek | Salisbury | Sparta | Weatherby | Whitney | Wingville
Ghost towns Bourne | Robinette
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Baker County, Oregon
- Ghost towns in Oregon
- Populated places established in 1886
- United States ghost town stubs
- Oregon geography stubs
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