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Granite, Oregon
Photo: Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Granite began when Albert Tabor struck gold on July 4, 1862 and named his claim Independence; the town was incorporated in 1900 with most local men working the mines. A 1942 federal order closed gold mines, and by 1960 only two people were left. A few dozen residents live here now among a schoolhouse, church, general store and dance hall, with rock piles called Chinese walls left by miners.
No gas or restaurants in town; roads are best in summer and early fall.
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