Bandon in Coos County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Bandon Fire

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2021

1. Bandon Fire Marker

Inscription. From this vantage point on September 26th, 1936 you could hear the roar and feel the crushing heat of the flames as they swept across the city of Bandon. Lives were lost and 484 buildings burned to the ground. There were survivors. They surveyed the catastrophe and chose to stay and rebuild. It is to their spirit and courageous determination we dedicate this marker with our gratitude and respect, for without the valiant effort of the few, the many of us who now enjoy the bounty of Bandon-by-the-Sea would not be living in this favored city today.

Erected 1986.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is September 26, 1936.

Location. 43° 7.121′ N, 124° 24.77′ W. Marker is in Bandon, Oregon, in Coos County. It is on Chicago Avenue SE south of 2nd Street SW, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 230 2nd Street SW, Bandon OR 97411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Oregon

and specifically on the Oregon Coast.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

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in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coquille River Lighthouse - 1896 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Judah Parker County Park (approx. 3.9 miles away); Sir Francis Drake 1540-1596 (approx. 12.9 miles away); Coos Bay Waters to Coquille Waters Trail (approx. 13.6 miles away).

More about this marker. It is affixed to the town bakery's chimney, one of the few remnants of the inferno.

Also see . . .
1. Bandon Fire, 1936. Entry in The Oregon History Project. (Submitted on July 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Epic scenes of destruction: Bandon's 1936 annihilation is a shocking chapter in Oregon's fire ... By Douglas Perry in The Oregonian, posted September 7, 2017. Includes photographic slideshow detailing the devastation left behind by the blaze. (Submitted on July 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2021

2. Bandon Fire Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.