Cornucopia is a ghost town built during the gold mining boom of the 1880s in Eastern Oregon, United States.

By July 1885 there were at least 500 men living in the area, forming a town that became known as Cornucopia, meaning horn of plenty.

[3] In 1902 the Oregon Daily Journal claimed that "the Cornucopia group of gold mines contains what is probably the largest ore body in the Pacific Northwest, if not in the United States".

In the same year, for unknown reasons, the mining companies neglected to pay a collective $40,122 engineering bill.

[2] Technological advances such as electricity, pneumatic drills, and the railroad expanding to be along the Snake River all occurred in early 1922.

These advances combined with the late 1921 gold strike allowed a massive mill to be constructed.

[2] However, in the beginning of 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt closed all gold mining operations in America so that miners could focus on producing metals for war.

[3] At the peak of its existence, Cornucopia had multiple general stores, a boardinghouse, saloons, a hotel, a post office, and a school.

Due to Cornucopia's elevation (4,741 ft), the region receives high snowfall during the winter months.