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Oroville Washington Tourism |
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Oroville, also known as “Gold Town,” is only four miles south of the Canadian border. The Port of Entry is the busiest in Eastern Washington with more than 1,500 vehicles a day going through.The town lies north of two joining rivers, the Similkameen and the Okanogan. It is just south of Lake Osoyoos, an international body of water shared by the U.S. and Canada. Oroville now known for being the birthplace of the apple industry in Washington State, was once known for its mining and timber. The first recognized apple orchardist of the area was Hiram “Okanogan” Smith who carried tree seedlings down from Canada on his back to his homestead on Lake Osoyoos. Some of the original apple trees still produce apples today. |
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