LAKEVIEW

city, seat of Lake county, southern Oregon, U.S., north of Goose Lake. It was founded in 1876 on a former cattle ranch. Earlier settlement had been discouraged by Indian attacks that subsided in 1871 with the establishment of Indian reservations. Lakeview was destroyed by fire in 1900 but was rebuilt soon after. It is the headquarters of Fremont National Forest and the trading centre for a vast conservation and livestock area. Several recreation areas, with activities ranging from water sports to snow skiing, are close by. Abert Rim, one of North America's largest exposed fault scarps, is 25 miles (40 km) north; Old Perpetual, a 40-foot (12-metre) geyser, is 2 miles north; and Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge is about 40 miles northeast. Inc. 1889. Pop. (1990) 2,526; (1994 est.) 2,557.