The local high school student body is known as the 'Irish,' hence the shamrock and green arrow. No need to note the population of around 1,000 citizens on the sign. And even the small re-forested hills in the background signal what is the predominant industry in this part of the county: timber. The fact that the sign itself is carved out of wood is apropos for a town with several lumber mills. And as I look at it now, I realize that it alone depicts a fairly accurate picture of Riddle. My searches returned nothing but empty pages, and the southern Oregon tourism website doesn’t even acknowledge its existence.Īs I was leaving town, I took this photograph from my car window. Usually I can find some small tidbit of information to inform me before visiting a new place.
Riddle, Oregon, is thataway!If you were to conduct a quick search on the internet to learn more about Riddle, Oregon, chances are, very little would come up.Īt least, that was my experience.
