Lamonta, Oregon

Lamonta was a town located in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, established in 1890, and abandoned in 1934.[1]

Lamonta, Oregon
Lamonta is located in Oregon
Lamonta
Lamonta
Lamonta is located in the United States
Lamonta
Lamonta
Coordinates: 44.4692894°N 121.0358677°W / 44.4692894; -121.0358677
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJefferson
Time zoneUTC-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]

References

  1. Austin, Lon (January 30, 2011). "Homesteading on the Grasslands". Central Oregonian. Prineville, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
  2. "Rehabilitation of the Oregon Range". Soil Conservation. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 5–6: 231. 1939.


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