Flora, Oregon - Ghost Town (4K)

what do the grand ronde river canyon and the town of flora have in common thyme is eroding the walls of both flora oregon is located in the northeast corner of the state it is 60 miles south of lewiston idaho flora is set within sparsely timbered grasslands and wheat farms it is a great destination for a mid-winter drive [Music] flora is a ghost town with many homestead structures and farm implements from the early 1900s still present the town site was planted in 1897 named after the first postmaster's daughter flora buzzard and by 1910 had a population of 200 residents at one time this bustling town boasted two hotels three stores a bank a newspaper post office an eight-room schoolhouse and a church [Music] do [Music] so [Music] during the mid-1900s the small homesteads were absorbed into large farms and money lured many of the residents to factories far beyond the wheat fields [Music] the post office closed in 1966 the school closed in 1977. flora is considered the most significant town to fail in the northeast oregon region [Music] dead end signs they communicate that there is no chance for advancement ahead opportunities options and prosperity are limited there are a lot of dead end signs on roads around flora the wooden skeletons at terminal ends of the roads epitomize dead end one thing about dead end signs is that they have two sides the side with the words dead end and the side that is blank which side is the front and which side is the back is a matter of perspective the blank side when viewed as a front leads away from the dead end by simply changing perspective dead end signs can lead to opportunities options and prosperity [Music] the wooden skeletons they left behind represent this change of perspective [Music] a chance [Music] forget what you've been told [Music] so [Music] do [Music] when life shows an open [Music] is [Music] so [Music] you

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Length: 7min 0sec (420 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 13 2022