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Fossil is located in Wheeler County (of which is the county seat), northeast of Bend, between Spray and Condon along Hwy 218, at the junction of Hwy 19.This community was named by Thomas B. Hoover, who discovered fossil remains on his ranch. Paleontologist Thomas Condon also discovered the remains of a saber-toothed tiger near here. The town was incorporated in 1891, with Mr. Hoover as mayor, and W. W. Steiwer, B. Kelsay, P. Potterton, and C. W. Halsey as councilmen. In 1889, the Fossil Water Company was formed. With the sale of $15,000 worth of bonds, in 1900 the gravity system of water-which is still in operation today-was installed. Popular attractions in the area include: Fossil Museum & Pine Creek Schoolhouse, Asher Car Museum, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Pederson’s Museum, High School Fossil Beds, Pine Creek School House and Murder Mystery Weekend.
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 bostonist ""the subsidies for established fossil fuels overwhelm all other established subsidies" joe lassiter from HBS #cyberposium"
 PvPanelOne "Describe how electricity is produced from fossil fuels Yahoo Answers http://bit.ly/5P5S06"
 RichVagen "Heard an interesting piece on God & fossil hunting on NPR. Not! I did here it, but it was annoying and not interesting."
 fashion4reak "Swingin by the Gem, Mineral and Fossil show at GMU then drivin down to rva for my cousin vanessa's opera show, then tanya's 90's bday party!"
 JPResearchLab "fossil of the weekend! #51: oops! just caught that i owe you one fossil of the weekend from last week... sorry .. http://bit.ly/5Ouwnl"
 DrAlGee ""The True Cost of Fossil Fuels" http://bit.ly/3bnwEm"
 pnt85 "Red Initiative: Help combat Global Cooling! Not doing your part to? Not burning enough fossil fuels? Buy HydroCarbon credits today!"
 22ally89 "@berensever I mean don't those wacko guys still belong to the 180 year old english queen fossil or whatever?"
 keithplowe "RT @TomTDowling: @keithplowe Great pic Keith could be seen all over the world if we don't reduce dependence on fossil fuels :-/ http://t ..."
 ecogood "Crush Global Warming: Declare Your Independence From Fossil Fuels u00b0 http://ow.ly/Ei2k #video #climatechange #action"
 DidymusBrush "I always see a chunk of manc arndale as boosh st. lush, barratts, fossil, topshop, starbucks + hmv where signings were in virgin."
 jarrardcole "George F. Will - George F. Will: Fossil fuels belie environmentalism - washingtonpost.com http://tinyurl.com/ycrthwm"
 Aldabl5yWa "The Fee Of Fossil Fuels Plus Residence Heating Alternatives http://cli.gs/umPdv"
 nature_art "Recommended read: The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling http://bit.ly/69hrfp. How a 12-yr-old ignited paleontology."
 kenchyn "RT @cleanairplus: Latest News: The hidden costs of fossil fuels - and biofuels, too http://is.gd/50u7e"
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