Ashwood, Oregon
Ashwood, Oregon | |
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Ashwood is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Madras.[3][4]
Ashwood was named for its proximity to Ash Butte, a butte with volcanic ash deposits on its sides, and to honor Whitfield T. Wood, who settled in the area in the 1870s. Ashwood post office was established in 1898.[1]
The Ashwood area was first used by the
ranching and agriculture as the mainstays of their economy.[6]
Ashwood is popular with
rockhounds, as the area has an abundance of petrified wood, jasper, and thundereggs—Oregon's state rock.[7]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Ashwood has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[8]
Gallery
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Ash Butte Grange #802 -
Post office, Ashwood, 97711 -
Rock formations near Ashwood -
Farm on Trout Creek Rd., Ashwood
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Ashwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ISBN 0-87108-500-3.
- OCLC 2713643.
- ^ "Horse Heaven Mine & Ghost Town". Active and Abandoned Railroads of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Ashwood, 1915". Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Oregon Collecting Sites". Bob's Rock Shop. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ Climate Summary for Ashwood, Oregon
External links
- Communities: Ashwood Archived April 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
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