Rosebush, Oregon

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Rosebush, Oregon
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Rosebush, Oregon
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Rosebush, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°17′50″N120°42′53″W / 45.297279°N 120.714653°W / 45.297279; -120.714653
Country United States
State Oregon
County Sherman
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Rosebush is a former community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is contemporarily considered a ghost town. [1]

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References

  1. "Ghost Towns of the Old West". Sherman County, Oregon . Archived from the original on August 19, 2019.