Plush, Oregon

Plush, Oregon

Plush is an unincorporated rural community in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

The one notable attraction in the area is the Antelope Hot Springs located on the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. Hart Mountain hosts many protected big game animals including the pronghorn antelope and big horn sheep.

Plush is home to a large Oregon sunstone gemfield. Sunstone is the Oregon state gemstone. The sunstone found in Plush is different from other sunstones found elsewhere in the world because of its copper content.

References

* [http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/or_hart.htm Gorp.com]
* [http://www.mtlilygems.com/mineinfo/plshinfo.html]


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