Cornucopia, Oregon

Cornucopia, 1913

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Cornucopia
  2. ↑ Bailey, Barbara Ruth (1982). Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. p. 20. ISBN 0-87595-073-6.

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Coordinates: 45°00′30″N 117°11′34″W / 45.008214°N 117.1926751°W / 45.008214; -117.1926751


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