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M. Crow General Store

A long-running general store and gathering place in Lostine.

The Lostine River at Lostine. Community context for this record.
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The Lostine River at Lostine. Community context for this record.

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The county chamber describes M. Crow as a Lostine business with more than a century of history. Its community guide lists groceries, clothing, brewing, and pizza among the activities associated with the store.

This opening profile points to a place where everyday retail and gathering overlap. A dated business and building history still needs further primary-source research.

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Joseph and surrounding fields. This modern landscape photograph does not identify the fields used in the historical lettuce experiment.
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Lettuce, a carousel, and firewood bound for Dallas

In 1923, Wallowa County set out to become lettuce country, and by 1939 the climate had won. The trying is the story: a horse-powered carousel, firewood shipped to Dallas, a general store with its own radio.

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