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Madras, Oregon

Jefferson County · Population 7,456 · Card no. 1861

The Jefferson County seat in central Oregon, in irrigated seed and mint country under the Cascades.

The town drew tens of thousands for the 2017 total solar eclipse, which crossed directly overhead.
Lake Billy Chinook and the Crooked River canyon are nearby.
It is named for the Indian city, most likely from a bolt of cloth.

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