Flora, Oregon
Unincorporated community in Oregon, US
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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]
Flora, Oregon | |
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Flora, Oregon, in 2008 | |
  Flora, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′01″N 117°18′36″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Wallowa |
| Elevation | 4,350 ft (1,330 m) |
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]
