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In tiny Lonerock, the 92-year-old former mayor still operates her backhoe
In tiny Lonerock, the 92-year-old former mayor still operates her backhoe
In tiny Lonerock, the 92-year-old former mayor still operates her backhoe

Published on: 09/25/2025

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Lonerock Community Church stand in front of theLonerock is a winding, 22-mile drive southeast of Condon in Gilliam County, is Oregon's second smallest city with a current population of 16 people.Mayor Stan Forrest outside the old Lonerock Community Hall, which is no longer in use.Lonerock is a winding, 22-mile drive southeast of Condon in Gilliam County, is Oregon's second smallest city with a current population of 16 people.Aletta Clark, 92, on her backhoe in Lonerock, Oregon.Kat Forrest holds a panoramic view of old Lonerock, Oregon.Lonerock used to have a general store.Lonerock is a winding, 22-mile drive southeast of Condon in Gilliam County, is Oregon's second smallest city with a current population of 16 people.People stand in front of theLonerock is a winding, 22-mile drive southeast of Condon in Gilliam County, is Oregon's second smallest city with a current population of 16 people.Mayor Stan Forrest outside an old house dating to the 1890s in Lonerock, Oregon.Mayor Stan Forrest with the city of Lonerock's fire truck and fire hose, which were used to battle the Lone Rock fire in 2024.Mayor Stan Forrest inside Lonerock Community Church.Lonerock is a winding, 22-mile drive southeast of Condon in Gilliam County, is Oregon's second smallest city with a current population of 16 people.A photo of Lonerock in 1901 framed and on display at Lonerock's community center and city hall.Aletta Clark stops her backhoe to talk with Kat Forrest in Lonerock, Oregon.The original Lonerock Jail from 1891.Stan Forrest stops to chat with Aletta Clark in Lonerock, Oregon.Aletta Clark, 92, on her backhoe in Lonerock, Oregon.The old Lonerock Community Hall, which is no longer in use, housed a small collection of books that locals used as a lending library.Lonerock is a winding, 22-mile drive southeast of Condon in Gilliam County, is Oregon's second smallest city with a current population of 16 people.

This is part four of a series visiting the five smallest cities in Oregon.

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