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  2. Deschutes County, Oregon | Wikipedia

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    Deschutes County (/ dəˈʃuːts / də-SHOOTS) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 198,253. [1] The county seat is Bend. [2] The county was created in 1916 out of part of Crook County and was named for the Deschutes River, which itself was named by French-Canadian trappers of the ...

  3. Skeleton Cave (Oregon) | Wikipedia

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    Skeleton Cave (Oregon) Skeleton Cave is a lava tube within Deschutes County, Oregon, of the United States. The cave is within Deschutes National Forest and is located on the northern flank of Newberry Volcano near the city of Bend. The cave is between 75,000 and 400,000 years old. [3]

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Deschutes ...

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    The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [ 1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [ 2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [ 3] and 47 of those are found partially or wholly in Deschutes County.

  5. Central Oregon - Wikipedia

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    www.visitcentraloregon.com. Central Oregon is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Oregon and is traditionally considered to be made up of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Other definitions include larger areas, often encompassing areas to the north towards the Columbia River, eastward towards Burns, or south towards Klamath Falls.

  6. List of homicides in Oregon | Wikipedia

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    Woman disappeared from motel with mattress soaked in blood. Marion Eugene Carl. Roseburg. 1998-06-28. WWII fighter ace and record-setting test pilot shot and killed at his home by burglar. Murder of Brooke Wilberger. Corvallis. 2004-05-25. LDS college student from BYU murdered while visiting Oregon.

  7. Crane Prairie Reservoir | Wikipedia

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    Crane Prairie Reservoir is a man-made lake located about 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Bend in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. [1][2] The reservoir is named for the cranes that thrive in its habitat and for the upper Deschutes River prairie that once covered the area before the dam on the Deschutes was constructed in 1922.

  8. KDJA | Wikipedia

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    KDJA. /  44.43806°N 120.95333°W  / 44.43806; -120.95333. KDJA (94.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Terrebonne, Oregon. The station is owned by TheDove Media Inc.

  9. List of counties in Oregon | Wikipedia

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    Deschutes County: 017: Bend: 1916: Southern part of Crook County: Named for the Deschutes River from French Riviere des Chutes, 'River of the falls'. 208,513: 3,018 sq mi (7,817 km 2) Douglas County: 019: Roseburg: 1852: Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit: Named for senator Stephen A. Douglas, a supporter of ...