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Historical Markers in Depoe Bay

 
Clickable Map of Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, OR (37) Benton County, OR (42) Lane County, OR (111) Polk County, OR (6) Tillamook County, OR (20)  LincolnCounty(37) Lincoln County (37)  BentonCounty(42) Benton County (42)  LaneCounty(111) Lane County (111)  PolkCounty(6) Polk County (6)  TillamookCounty(20) Tillamook County (20)
Newport is the county seat for Lincoln County
Depoe Bay is in Lincoln County
Lincoln County (37)  ►
ADJACENT TO LINCOLN COUNTY
Benton County (42)  ►
Lane County (111)  ►
Polk County (6)  ►
Tillamook County (20)  ►
 
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1 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Depoe Bay — Ben Jones: Father of Oregon’s Coast Highway —
On Otter Crest Loop 0.1 miles north of Miroco Street, on the right when traveling south.
As Oregon entered the 20th century, travel along the coast was a combination of Indian trails, the beach, and a few very muddy roads. In 1892, Ben Jones led a delegation to Corvallis to seek money for road improvements from the County. The county . . . — — Map (db m177287) HM
2 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Depoe Bay — Conde B. McCullough: Oregon's Master Bridge Builder —
Near Otter Crest Loop 0.1 miles north of Miroco Street, on the right when traveling south.
Conde B. McCullough arrived in Oregon in 1916 to teach engineering at Oregon Agricultural College (today's Oregon State University). He was among a new breed of college-educated engineers, and a pioneer in the movement to create a well-planned . . . — — Map (db m177293) HM
3 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Depoe Bay — Roy Bower and Jack Chambers Memorial —
On North Coastal Highway (US 101).
In Memoriam. From this harbor — in storm — departed Roy Bower and Jack Chambers fisherman of the Trolling Fleet October 4, A.D. 1936 on a mission of rescue. — — Map (db m92640) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026