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JANUARY 13–19, 2022
CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
Photos by Cheryl Hoefler/Go! Magazine
Prairie City
showcased
in two murals
By Cheryl Hoefler
GO! Magazine
P
RAIRIE CITY — Strawberry
Mountain, logging trains,
gold mining history and an old-
fashioned “main street” are just
a few of the attractive attributes
both locals and visitors will find
in the Prairie City area.
These features are on dis-
play in two spectacular murals
welcoming travelers to town
from either direction on High-
way 26. Both were created by
former Prairie City resident and
longtime Prairie City School art
teacher Toni Morgensen.
The mural at the east side of
town is on the wall of the Historic
Hotel Prairie, at the corner of
Main and Front streets. Painted
by Morgensen in 2002, it an-
nounces “Welcome to Historic
Prairie City.” Its centerpiece is
a mighty logging train emerg-
ing from a backdrop of majestic
Strawberry Mountain.
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