Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge
The odd contraption in the middle of a pond in Sumpter, Oregon seems to be some sort of a ship and this 1250-ton behemoth does float. Its task was to dredge up gold-bearing gravel but half a century after the last bucket load was lifted; the dredge stands silent. Built in 1935, the last of three, it ran until 1954. It dug up more than four million dollars worth of gold.
In 1993, Oregon Parks and Recreation recognized the need to preserve one of Sumpter's most visible and important historic monuments and in 1994 created the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Park.
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Uploaded on October 13, 2010