Lamonta was a town located in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, established in 1890, and abandoned in 1934.[1]
Lamonta, Oregon | |
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  Lamonta  Lamonta | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′09″N 121°02′09″W / 44.4692894°N 121.0358677°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jefferson |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Located along The Dalles-John Day stage route, Lamonta contained a post office, school, blacksmith, livery, hotel, stores, four saloons and a dance hall.[1] Following a series of crop failures and droughts in the 1920s, Lamonta was mostly abandoned by 1934.[1] By 1939, Lamonta was considered a ghost town.[2]
Original traces of town were burned down to make room for the new substation.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Austin, Lon (January 30, 2011). "Homesteading on the Grasslands". Central Oregonian. Prineville, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Rehabilitation of the Oregon Range". Soil Conservation. 5–6. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office: 231. 1939.
- ^ Grant, Rodney. "Lamonta". Ghost Towns.
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