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Fields, Oregon

Fields is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. The community is located south of Burns. It is the center of commerce for local ranches and the largest community between Denio, Nevada, to the south, and Frenchglen, Oregon, to the north. The community has a single family-owned retail outlet and restaurant called Fields Station. The radius around that store has below 25 occupants.

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Article summary

Fields is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. The community is located south of Burns. It is the center of commerce for local ranches and the largest community between Denio, Nevada, to the south, and Frenchglen, Oregon, to the north. The community has a single family-owned retail outlet and restaurant called Fields Station. The radius around that store has below 25 occupants.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1900 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1900". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375876408

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