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How the ‘center of Oregon’ turned a rural cattle pasture into a tourist attraction
How the ‘center of Oregon’ turned a rural cattle pasture into a tourist attraction
How the ‘center of Oregon’ turned a rural cattle pasture into a tourist attraction

Published on: 07/31/2025

This news was posted by Oregon Today News

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A U.S. Geological Survey marker from 1903 just outside of Post, Oregon has become a tourist attraction by those who believe it's the geographical center of the state.Rancher Lonny Carter stands next to a U.S. Geological Survey marker from 1903 just outside of Post, Oregon has become a tourist attraction by those who believe it's the geographical center of the state.A sign at Post, Oregon which claims the tiny Crook County community as the center of Oregon.A sign at Post, Oregon which claims the tiny Crook County community as the center of Oregon. The Post General Store is about the only thing still remaining in the former town.The Post General Store is about the only thing still remaining in the former town that claims to be theThe Post General Store is about the only thing still remaining in the former town that claims to be theA sign at Post, Oregon which claims the tiny Crook County community as the center of Oregon.The Post General Store sells hats and T-shirts proclaiming it thePost, Oregon still has a Post Office inside the Post General Store.

In a remote part of Crook County, Bonnieview Ranch manager Lonny Carter unlocked a gate and led me to the middle of a pasture. There, he pointed to a metal disk, just a few inches across, embedded in a concrete block on the ground.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/07/how-the-center-of-oregon-turned-a-rural-cattle-pasture-into-a-tourist-attraction.html

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