Friend, Oregon
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 Friend, Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Wasco |
| Elevation | 2,447 ft (746 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Friend is an unincorporated community in Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Considered a ghost town, little remains of the community except the Friend Store, a one-room schoolhouse, and a cemetery.[2][3]
Friend was named after George J. Friend.[4] The first post office in the community, established in 1903, was on his homestead.[4]
Friend was the end of the line on the Great Southern Railroad. The line was built in 1908 from Dufur, which connected to The Dalles.[5] The depot was closed and service ended on January 5, 1928; the line was abandoned in 1935. Few signs of the track still exist.[6]
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Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Friend has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]
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References
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- ↑ USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project:Wasco County
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External links
- Image of Friend, Oregon schoolhouse
- Historic image of abandoned building in Friend from Salem Public Library
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