Country United States County Wasco Area code(s) 458 and 541 Local time Friday 11:18 AM | State Oregon Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Elevation 746 m | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Friend is an unincorporated community in Wasco County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Considered a ghost town, little remains of the community except the Friend Store, a one-room schoolhouse, and a cemetery.
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Map of Friend, OR 97021, USA
Friend was named after George J. Friend. The first post office in the community, established in 1903, was on his homestead.
Friend was the end of the line on the Great Southern Railroad. The line was built in 1908 from Dufur, which connected to The Dalles. The depot was closed and service ended on January 5, 1928; the line was abandoned in 1935. Few signs of the track still exist.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Friend has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.