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Historical Markers in Brookings

 
Clickable Map of Curry County, Oregon and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Curry County, OR (23) Coos County, OR (30) Douglas County, OR (33) Josephine County, OR (36) Del Norte County, CA (23)  CurryCounty(23) Curry County (23)  CoosCounty(30) Coos County (30)  DouglasCounty(33) Douglas County (33)  JosephineCounty(36) Josephine County (36)  DelNorteCountyCalifornia(23) Del Norte County (23)
Gold Beach is the county seat for Curry County
Brookings is in Curry County
Curry County (23)  ►
ADJACENT TO CURRY COUNTY
Coos County (30)  ►
Douglas County (33)  ►
Josephine County (36)  ►
Del Norte County, California (23)  ►
 
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1 ► 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.
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, a contingent of Japanese I-Class submarines sailed from Yokosuka via the Marshall Islands to take up positions off Hawaii and the coast of North America. Five of these vessels carried midget two-man submarines . . . — — Map (db m112537) HM
2 ► Oregon, Curry County, Brookings — March 11, 2011 Tsunami —
Near Lower Harbor Road.
On March 10, 2011 at 9:54pm (Pacific Standard Time), a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan creating a major tsunami event for the entire Pacific Ocean, including the West Coast of North America. Approximately nine hours . . . — — Map (db m128328) HM
3 ► Oregon, Curry County, Brookings — Memorial —
On Orgeon Coast Highway (U.S. 101 at milepost 346), on the right when traveling south.
To Samuel N. Dicken, founder of the Oregon Coast Trail. Through his vision, enthusiasm and promotion, the Coast Trail became a reality. This section of the trail is named in Mr. Dicken's honor as a lasting tribute of his support for the Oregon coast . . . — — Map (db m195040) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026