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Bourne, Oregon. Crumbling buildings in a ghost mining town. The town came into existence in the 1870s and was notorious for the wildcat venture. Exodus from the camp occured in 1906 and most of the mines have remained closed. In the 1940 Oregon state guide (Federal Writers Project) the population w
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Credit lineBourne, Oregon. Crumbling buildings in a ghost mining town. The town came into existence in the 1870s and was notorious for the wildcat venture. Exodus from the camp occured in 1906 and most of the mi. 1941-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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