PLSO The Oregon Surveyor March/April 2024

15 Located southeast of Burns at the north end of Steens Mountain you will find the Peter French Round Barn State Heritage Site. Constructed in the 1880s by the cattle baron Peter French, the barn is actually a corral and training area for horse and mule teams. The interior stone walls are 63 feet in diameter while the outer ring enclosed by the wood exterior walls extends the total diameter to approximately 100 feet. The inner space was used for tending livestock and the outer space was Answer used in the winter as an indoor training facility for horse and mule teams that were used on the ranch. The barn has stood the test of time and is a statement to the ingenuity of one of Oregon’s most notable pioneers and ranchers. To read more about Peter French’s Round Barn, follow the QR code to the Oregon Encyclopedia.  Interior roof and center post. The barn has been re-roofed three times, most recently in 2010. The Peter French Round Barn located approximately 50 miles southeast of Burns, Oregon. Interior livestock corral and holding area. Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org The Lost Surveyor

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