ANDREWS
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NAME: Andrews
COUNTY: Harney ROADS: 2WD GRID: 9 CLIMATE: High desert climate: occassional snow in winter, warm in summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring, summer (can be hot), fall |
COMMENTS:
The tiny town lies at the eastern
base of Steens Mountain, 13 miles north of Fields, Oregon on
a well-maintained gravel road. The hotel burned in 1924, but
stone remnants of it remain today. A structure that once served
as a dance hall is presently still standing, but the old saloon
unfortunatly is no longer standing due to a fire in the summer
of 1996. REMAINS: 2-3 commercial buildings |
| Andrews, though not literally a ghost town -- parts of it are still inhabited -- nonetheless sports a few abandoned buildings that might qualify it for the title. It was once known as Wildhorse, although when it was opened in 1890 the official name of the post office was Andrews. During its most prosperous years, from about 1898-1918, the hotel and saloons at Andrews provided a popular haven for ranchers and sheepherders in the area. The town's hotel burned in 1924. Submitted by: Marty Wallace |
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