Flora is an

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. It is located about 35 miles north of

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, just off

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, and is considered a

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. Its elevation is 4350 ft. The community includes 6 mines.

History

Flora was

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ted on April 7, 1897. By 1910, it had a population of 200 residents and an eight-room school. It is considered "the most substantial town to fail" in the Northeast Oregon region. The community was named after the daughter of the first postmaster, A. D. Buzzard. Flora post office operated from 1890–1966. The

Flora School The Flora School, at 82744 Church St. in Flora, Oregon, is a historic Bungalow/craftsman-style former school building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal ...

, built in 1915, is on the

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. Now known as the Flora School Education Center, the schoolhouse has been restored as a

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arts education center.

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Historic images of Flora
from Salem Public Library
Historic images of Flora
from the

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