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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «coos county» AND «oregon»

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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 29, 2021
Lynching in Coos County Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Lynching in America / Lynching in Coos County — Community Remembrance Project —
Near North Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lynching in America Thousands of African Americans were the victims of racial terror lynchings in the United States between 1865 and 1950. Following the end of the Civil War, a wave of counterrevolutionary terror and violence swept over . . . — — Map (db m176959) HM

2 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Sir Francis Drake 1540-1596 — Circumnavigator and Admiral —
Near Cape Arago Highway 5 miles west of Seven Devils Road.
The Devon privateer took his flotilla from Plymouth Harbor August 5, 1577 bound for the River Plate. He raided Spanish shipping and treasure houses around South America, including Valparaiso, Peru and Acapulco roads. June 5, 1579 the renamed 78 . . . — — Map (db m114250) HM

3 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Steam Engine No. 104 —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Hall Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Coos Bay Lumber Co. purchased this 73-ton, 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive in 1922 from Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Penn. Engine No. 104 pulled log trains – sometimes as many as 100 cars – from the Powers and . . . — — Map (db m113669) HM

4 ► Oregon, Lane County, Florence — Florence: Industrial Beginnings —
Near Bay Street east of Kingwood Street.
Early industries in the Florence area were built on the natural resources that the Siuslaw River Valley had to offer. The rivers were filled with swarming salmon and the forests held acres of old growth timber. Those abundant natural resources . . . — — Map (db m93894) HM
 
 
  
 
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 12, 2026