Lamonta, Oregon

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Lamonta, Oregon
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Coordinates: 44°28′09″N121°02′09″W / 44.4692894°N 121.0358677°W / 44.4692894; -121.0358677
Country United States
State Oregon
County Jefferson
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.