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The Silver Lake Fire of 1894

The Tragic Story of the Silver Lake Fire of 1894 Not many people know that the deadliest fire in Oregon history occurred on Christmas Eve in 1894 in Silver Lake, Oregon. On the historic fateful evening, holiday festivities were underway at the J.H. Clayton Community Hall above the town general store. An evening that…

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Pandemic may cost Silver Lake its only eatery (again)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qtZgjTydngM%3Ffeature%3Doembed%26enablejsapi%3D1%26embed_config%3D%257B%2522disableRelatedVideos%2522%253Atrue%252C%2522adsConfig%2522%253A%257B%2522adTagParameters%2522%253A%257B%2522iu%2522%253A%2522%252F6123%252Fktvz%2522%252C%2522cust_params%2522%253A%2522category%253Dnews%2522%257D%252C%2522nonPersonalizedAd%2522%253Afalse%257D%257D Maria Leckenby worked there in high school, bought closed café years later SILVER LAKE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- In the small Lake County town of Silver Lake, owner Maria Leckenby runs the Silver Lake Café And Bar. And while about five miles from the town's main road is the famous "Cowboy Dinner Tree," that spot tree requires…

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Oregon.com – Cowboy Dinner Tree

Cowboy Dinner Tree City: Silver LakeRegion: Southern OregonTags: Dining, Sightseeing Normally here at Oregon.com we don’t write about restaurants unless they are an iconic part of the Oregon experience. While many people might not know about Cowboy Dinner Tree, anyone who lives in Central Oregon, or even Eastern Oregon for that matter, knows about the place where you get…

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