Oregon’s highest, smallest city once had its jail stolen
Because of how it's chartered, the ghost town of Greenhorn remained an incorporated city even when its population was zero...
Offbeat Oregon History podcast · Finn J.D. John
March 4, 20268m 16s
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Show Notes
Because of how it's chartered, the ghost town of Greenhorn remained an incorporated city even when its population was zero — but it couldn't defend its city hoosegow from the midnight raiders of Canyon City one summer night. (Grant and Baker County; 1960s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1505d.greenhorn-smallest-city-jail-stolen-340.html)