
Outback Scenic Byway - Homestead Village Museum - Fort Rock, OR
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Hikenutty
N 43° 21.352 W 121° 03.504
10T E 657342 N 4802165
Quick Description: This is a small museum showcasing the homestead structures of the surrounding area. Walk around the village that they've created to see what it would have been like to live on a desert homestead in Central Oregon.
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 9/8/2008 4:43:25 PM
Waymark Code: WM4MXM
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Long Description:This is a small museum showcasing the homestead structures of the
surrounding area. Walk around the village that they've created to
see what it would have been like to live on a desert homestead in
Central Oregon.
Some of the buildings that you'll see are the Sunset School, St.
Rose of Lima c. 1918 Catholic Church, a blacksmith shop, the Land
Office/Post Office, and several cabins and houses from the early
1900's. This was the last area in the continental U.S. that was
homesteaded.
You'll find the museum directly across from the imposing Fort
Rock volcanic tuff ring just off of the Oregon Outback Scenic
Byway, a 170 mile byway showcasing the volcanic, high desert of
Central Oregon.