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Brothers is an unincorporated community in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 20. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies at an elevation of 4,639 feet (1,414 m) above sea level.




History


Originally a stagecoach stop between Burns and Prineville, the Brothers Stage Stop was built in 1912. It was a gas station, restaurant, and post office up until around 2018. It has changed owners a few times over the years and is currently not in operation.
Brothers post office was established in 1913. One source says that the name comes from several families of brothers who settled in the area, including the Stenkamp Brothers and Varco(e) Brothers, while another notes that there was a local Three Brothers Sheep Camp, named for three nearby hills that had the Three Sisters mountains looming behind them.
Vast tracts of uninhabited land covered with sagebrush surround Brothers, which are often used for model and high power rocket launches by Oregon Rocketry which has one of the highest Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airspace waivers in the United States at 35,500 feet (10,800 m).




Climate


This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brothers has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.




Transportation


In the 21st century, Brothers is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction.




Education


In 1969 the local school had eight students.




See also


Brothers Fault Zone




References






External links


Historic photo of Brothers School from Salem Public Library
Wired News article on technology-assisted learning in Brothers

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