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575 SW Dredge Loop Road
Sumpter, OR 97877
Phone: 541-894-2358
Contact: Mel Berreth, Interpretive Store Manager
Hours: May 1 through October 31: 9 AM - 4:45 PM
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Oregon Museums Association / Eastern Oregon / Friends of the Sumpter Valley Dredge
Friends of the Sumpter Valley Dredge
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_239.php
Free; donations accepted
Located in the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area, the Sumpter Valley Dredge is one of the largest and most accessible gold dredges in the U.S. and the last of three dredges built on the Powder River. Built in 1935, it was operational until 1954. During that timeframe, it dug up more than four million dollars worth of gold.
The dredge itself is closed in winter, but the trail around it is open all year. Call 1-800- 551-6949 for information.
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