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Historical Markers in Otter Rock

 
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
Otter Rock 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, Otter Rock — 12 — Cape Foulweather — 1778 — Reported missing
Capt. James Cook, great English navigator discovered and named this promontory on a very stormy March 7, 1778. He had just come in his two ships "Resolution" and "Discovery," from discovering the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands and this was his first . . . — — Map (db m305315) HM
2 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Otter Rock — Cape Foulweather — Central Oregon Coast History —
Cape Foulweather was discovered by Captain James Cook, the English explorer on March 7, 1778. The weather was particularly stormy on the day of his discovery (winds of 100 MPH at the cape are not unusual). Captain Cook named the location . . . — — Map (db m113741) HM
3 ► Oregon, Lincoln County, Otter Rock — Oregon’s Rocky Shores — Devil’s Punch Bowl/Otter Rock —
Below you is the spectacular Devil’s Punch Bowl which was formed when the roof over two sea caves collapsed. You can watch the ocean waves crash through openings in the sandstone, continually sculpting this unusual formation. At high tide, the . . . — — Map (db m92643) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026