r/EasternOregon Feb 20 '19

Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge now a tourist attraction in eastern Oregon

https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/02/94d550a70d2384/giant-gold-mining-machine-now-a-tourist-attraction-in-eastern-oregon-.html
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u/hamellr Feb 20 '19

It's been a tourist attraction for decades.... I first saw it in person in 2012

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u/crystalgolem420 Apr 22 '19

indeed, i first visited some time in 1992

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u/DelapidatedSagebrush Feb 20 '19

NOW a tourist attraction? I have been attracted to that dredge for year, and I am a tourist!