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"Welcome to Dufur".
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Dufur ...
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The small Oregon community of Dufur lies 15 miles south of The Dalles, just off of Highway 197.
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Early Dufur ...
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The Dufur area was first settled in 1852, and in 1872 Andrew and Burnham Dufur bought a farm where today's community is situated. In 1878 the Dufur Post Office was established and named after the Dufur family.
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Dufur and the Barlow Road ...
Dufur's main street follows the Barlow Road. There is a historical marker on Fifteenmile Creek (which runs through town) and Oregon Trail exhibits at the Dufur Historical Museum.
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Main Street and Fifteenmile Creek, Dufur, Oregon.
Dufur's main street follows the Barlow Road.
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Main Street, Dufur, Oregon.
Dufur's main street follows the Barlow Road.
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Barlow Road Historical Marker ...
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Barlow Road sign at Fifteenmile Creek, Dufur, Oregon.
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Closer view, Barlow Road sign at Fifteenmile Creek, Dufur, Oregon.
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Fifteenmile Creek ...
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Fifteenmile Creek, looking upstream, Dufur, Oregon.
View from the old highway ("Main Street") bridge in Dufur.
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Fifteenmile Creek, looking downstream, Dufur, Oregon.
View from the old highway ("Main Street") bridge in Dufur.
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Balch Hotel ...
The Balch Hotel, built in 1907, is located on the south side of Dufur.
It was built on the site of an earlier stagehouse which served users of the Barlow Toll Road. The early Hotel itself however primarily served passengers on the Great Southern Railroad which came to Dufur in 1905.
The Balch Hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 (#87001469).
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Balch Hotel, Dufur, Oregon.
The Balch Hotel was built in 1907. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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Front door, Balch Hotel, Dufur, Oregon.
The Balch Hotel was built in 1907. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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Entrance tiles, Balch Hotel, Dufur, Oregon.
The Balch Hotel was built in 1907. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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Dufur Historical Society Museum ...
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Dufur Historical Society, Dufur, Oregon.
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Schreiber Log Cabin, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Scene, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Bulk Grain Wagons and Endersby School, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Bulk Grain Wagons, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Information sign, Bulk Grain Wagons, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Studebaker Wagon, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Studebaker Wagon, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Tractor, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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Eagle, Tractor, Dufur Historical Society Museum, Dufur, Oregon.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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