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Historical Markers and War Memorials on the Oregon Coast Region

 
By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 27, 2021
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1 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Arch Cape — Arch Cape Carronade —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Carnahan Road North, on the right when traveling north.
2 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Arch Cape — Cannon Beach —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Carnahan Road N, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Arch Cape — Cannons on the Beach — History in the Sand —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Carnahan Road North, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — "Ocian in view, O! the Joy..." —
Near Coxcomb Drive 0.7 miles 15th Street.
5 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — 14th Street Ferry Slip — Capt. Fritz Elfving and the Astoria-North Beach Ferry Co. —
On East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) at 14th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Columbia River Highway.
6 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — A Great Artery of Transportation —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) east of 16th Street, on the left when traveling east.
7 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — A Waterfront at Work —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) west of 16th Street, on the left when traveling east.
8 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Astoria & Warrenton —
On Exchange Street at 7th Street, on the left when traveling east on Exchange Street.
9 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Astoria & Warrenton —
Near Fort Clatsop Road 0.6 miles south of Warrenton-Astoria Highway (Business U.S. 101).
10 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Astoria Sesquicentennial —
On West Marine Drive (U.S. 101) at Taylor Street on West Marine Drive.
11 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — At Play on the River —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) west of 12th Street, on the left when traveling east.
12 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Built by Capt. Hiram Brown — 1852 —
On Franklin Avenue west of 14th Street, on the left when traveling west.
13 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Captain Flavel Trees — Oregon Heritage Tree Program —
On 7th Street south of Duane Street, on the left when traveling south.
14 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Captain George Flavel Mansion —
Near 8th Street south of Duane Street, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Clark Gable — 1901 - 1960 —
On Exchange Street east of 12th Street, on the left when traveling east.
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16 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Columbia River Bar —
On Marine Drive at 20th Street, on the left when traveling east on Marine Drive.
17 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Columbia River Tugs And Towboats — High Efficiency Transportation System with a Low Profile —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) north of 14th Street, on the right when traveling west.
18 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Comcomly / Indian Burial Canoe — c. 1765-1830 —
Near Coxcomb Drive 0.7 miles 15th Street.
19 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Crossroads of Cultures —
On Astor Street at 9th Street, on the left when traveling east on Astor Street.
20 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Custom House Reconstruction —
On Leif Erikson Drive (U.S. 30) near 34th Street, on the left when traveling west.
21 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Fire Station No. 2 —
On Marine Drive (U.S. 30) at 30th Street, on the right when traveling west on Marine Drive.
22 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — First on the Pacific: The Astoria Custom House —
On Leif Erikson Drive (U.S. 30) near 34th Street, on the left when traveling west.
23 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Fort Astoria —
On Exchange Street.
24 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Fort Clatsop —
On Warrenton-Astoria Highway (Business U.S. 101) at Fort Clatsop Road, on the left when traveling west on Warrenton-Astoria Highway.
25 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Ghadar Party —
Near Bay Street north of West Marine Drive (U.S. 30) when traveling north.
26 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Gimre's Shoe Store — Oldest Family Shoe Store in OR —
On 14th Street south of Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Harvesting River & Sea —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) east of 11th Street, on the left when traveling east.
28 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Imagine the Scene: Astoria's Custom House - 1849 —
On Leif Erikson Drive (U.S. 30) near 34th Street, on the left when traveling west.
29 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Into the Unknown —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) east of 15th Street, on the left when traveling east.
30 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Pilot Boat Peacock —
On Marine Drive (U.S. 30) at 20th Street, on the left when traveling east on Marine Drive.
31 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Pilots on the Columbia River — Ship Safety Requires Knowledge of Local Conditions —
Near East Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30) north of 14th Street, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Ranald MacDonald —
On Exchange Street at 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Exchange Street.
33 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Sacagawea — Interpretress, Wife, Mother, Explorer, Peacemaker —
On Fort Clatsop Road near Business U.S. 101.
34 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Shively - McClure National Register Historic District —
On Jerome Avenue at 15th Street, on the left when traveling east on Jerome Avenue.
35 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Site of Astoria's First Electric Generating Station —
On West Marine Drive (U.S. 30) near Hume Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
36 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Site of Original Settlement of Astoria —
On Exchange Street at 15th Street on Exchange Street.
37 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Soldiers Monument —
On West Marine Drive at Columbia Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Marine Drive.
38 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — The Butterfly Fleet —
On Columbia Avenue at West Marine Drive (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on Columbia Avenue.
39 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — The Columbia's Estuary —
On Burnside Loop near Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30).
40 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — The Goonies — 1985 —
On Duane Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Duane Street.
41 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — The Lewis and Clark Expedition —
On Burnside Loop near Columbia River Highway (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west.
42 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — The Lewis and Clark Expedition —
Near Coxcomb Drive 0.7 miles 15th Street.
43 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Traveling the Rivers —
Near Fort Clatsop Road near Business U.S. 101.
44 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Uniontown Curfew Bell —
Near West Marine Drive (U.S. 30) near Melbourne Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
45 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Why are Those Poles in the Water? —
Near Fort Clatsop Road near Warrenton-Astoria Highway (Business U.S. 101), on the right when traveling south.
46 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria — Winter at Fort Clatsop —
Near Fort Clatsop Road near Business U.S. 101.
47 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria, Astoria Riverwalk — 2 — Kindergarten Cop — Oregon Film Trail —
On Astoria Riverwalk, on the right when traveling east.
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48 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Cannon Beach — "Cannon Beach" —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) near Radar Road, on the right when traveling south.
49 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Cannon Beach — Ekkoli: A Whale of a Tale —
Near Ecola State Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
50 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Cannon Beach — Ecola —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) near Radar Road, on the right when traveling east.
51 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Hammond — The Peter Iredale
Near Peter Iredale Rd near Burma Road. Reported permanently removed.
52 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Hammond — Battery Pratt —
Near Pacific Drive near Russell Drive.
53 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Hammond — Japanese Bombardment —
On Delaura Beach Lane near Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west.
54 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Hammond — The Wreck of the Peter Iredale
Near Peter Iredale Rd near Burma Road. Reported permanently removed.
55 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — 41st Infantry Division — (Sunset) —
Near Sunset Highway (Route 26 at milepost 28) near Olson Road, on the right when traveling west.
56 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — A Convenient Place for Making Salt —
Near South Promenade near Avenue U.
57 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel —
Near Sunset Highway (Route 26 at milepost 28) near Olson Road, on the right when traveling west.
58 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — Gilbert Inn - 1892 — Historic Home of Alexandre Gilbert —
On Beach Drive near Avenue A.
59 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — Lewis & Clark Salt Cairn —
Near Lewis and Clark Way near Beach Drive, on the left when traveling west.
60 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — Site of the Lewis and Clark Salt Camp —
Near Lewis and Clark Way near Beach Drive, on the left.
61 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — The Saltworks —
Near Lewis and Clark Way near Beach Drive, on the left when traveling west.
62 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — The Tillamook Burn — Sunset Springs —
On Sunset Highway (Route 26 at milepost 28) near Olson Road.
63 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Seaside — Tsunami —
Near South Promenade at Avenue A.
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64 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Warrenton, Hammond — Free Willy — 1993 —
On Iredale Street 0.1 miles north of 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
65 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Warrenton, Hammond — Shipwrecks on a Perilous Coast —
Near Peter Iredale Road.
66 ► Oregon, Clatsop County, Warrenton, Hammond — The Wreck of the Peter Iredale —
Near Peter Iredale Road.
67 ► Oregon, Coos County, Bandon — Bandon Fire —
On Chicago Avenue SE south of 2nd Street SW, on the right when traveling south.
68 ► Oregon, Coos County, Bandon — Coquille River Lighthouse - 1896 —
Near Bullards Beach Road 2.8 miles east of U.S. 101 when traveling east.
69 ► Oregon, Coos County, Bandon — Judah Parker County Park — Established 1957 —
On Parkersburg Road, on the right when traveling south.
70 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — 340 Year Old Tree —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of East Market Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
71 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Bay View Brewery / Guildesheim's 2nd Hand Hide & Junk Store — ca. 1891-1922 —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of East Market Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
72 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Caboose No. 11269 —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Hall Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
73 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Caboose No. 1134 —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Hall Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
74 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Coos Bay Waters to Coquille Waters Trail — 1850-1874 —
On Oregon Route 42 north of Confusion Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — In Memory of Curtis Sause (1913-2001) — Tug IRENE donated by his wife, Margie Sause — September 2002 —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of East Market Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
76 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Koos No. 2 —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
77 ► 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.
78 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Shipping —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
79 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Sir Francis Drake 1540-1596 — Circumnavigator and Admiral —
Near Cape Arago Highway 5 miles west of Seven Devils Road.
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80 ► 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.
81 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Steve Roland Prefontaine —
On Central Avenue just east of Oregon Coast Highway (southbound) (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling east.
82 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — The Changing Waterfront — (left panel) —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
83 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — The Changing Waterfront — (center panel) —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
84 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — The Changing Waterfront — (right panel) —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
85 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — To Commemorate Camp Cast-A-Way — January 2, 1852 — First white settlement in what is now Coos County —
On South Empire Boulevard south of Wisconsin Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
86 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Transportation — (center panel) —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
87 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Transportation — (left panel) —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
88 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Transportation — (right panel) —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Anderson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
89 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Tug Power —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
90 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Tugboat Ancestors —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
91 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — Welcome to the Oregon Coast —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) south of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
92 ► Oregon, Coos County, Coos Bay — What is a Tugboat? —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
93 ► Oregon, Coos County, North Bend — David Dewett Veterans Memorial —
On Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) 0.2 miles south of Marine Way, on the right when traveling south.
94 ► Oregon, Curry County, Brookings — March 11, 2011 Tsunami —
Near Lower Harbor Road.
95 ► Oregon, Curry County, Brookings — Memorial —
On Orgeon Coast Highway (U.S. 101 at milepost 346), on the right when traveling south.
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96 ► Oregon, Curry County, Brookings — The Japanese Attack on Oregon —
On North Bank Chetco River Road at Oregon Coast Hwy (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling south on North Bank Chetco River Road.
97 ► Oregon, Curry County, Gold Beach — Cape San Sebastian —
On Oregon Coast Hwy (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling north.
98 ► Oregon, Curry County, Gold Beach — First Fish Hatchery in Oregon —
On Jerry Flat Road (Oregon Route 595), on the left when traveling east.
99 ► Oregon, Curry County, Gold Beach — Gold Beach —
On Ellensburg Avenue (U.S. 101) north of Gauntlett Street, on the right when traveling north.
100 ► Oregon, Curry County, Gold Beach — Gold Beach Ranger Station —
On Oregon Coast Hwy (U.S. 101), on the right when traveling north.

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