Highway Improvements Map Coast Route Safety Upgrades
Oregon State Highway Commission outlines planned and ongoing improvements in Coos and Curry counties to U S Route 101 and secondary roads. Projects include 1.55 miles of North Bend to Coos Bay paving costing 628 029, 5 miles of straightening near Coos Bay, and 56 miles of reconstruction through Gold Beach with costs around 143 000, all to meet rising out of state and local traffic.
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Coquille
Gold Beach
Road and bridge projects advance in Coos County plans
Postwar highway program lists grading and surfacing on the Coquille Myrtle Point southside road at about 135000 dollars to begin when conditions permit. Sandy Creek and Rock Creek bridge reconstruction on the Coos Bay Roseburg highway costs 28090 dollars. A 55000 dollar 232 mile clearing and culverts project along US Route 101 from Port Orford to Rocky Point is planned for next year under Forest Service supervision. Oyster growing and vines from Cape Cod to Oregon are noted with McFarlin and Stankavich varieties among those grown in Coos county.
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Coquille-Myrtle Point Southside
US Forest Service
Port Orford
Rocky Point
PRA Forest Service
Trip Up Oregon Coast Unrivaled Throughout U S
Regional tour piece describes Coquille as entry to the Maria Jackson grove and the first myrtlewood park in the world. It notes Coos Bay as a major lumber port and gateway to Cape Arago, Shore Acres, Simpson state parks, and scenic coastal views from Coos Head. Side trips include Golden and Silver Falls and Coos River with bass and salmon fishing nearby.
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Maria Jackson
Myrtle Point
Coos Bay
Marshfield
Oregon
Cape Arago State Park
Shore Acres
Simpson State Park
Pacific
Coos Head
Coos Bar
Arag
Simpson Park
Coos
State Park Commission
Golden
Silver Falls
As Bay
Covus Bay
North Bend
Ais
Coos County Embraces Cranberry Industry Growth
Chief among Coos county expanding industries is cranberry growing. The southwestern Oregon coast area offers ideal bog conditions, with adequate rainfall and climate similar to New England states, supporting rapid development of cranberry bogs.
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Coos County
Oregon Coant
Dagland
Many Varieties Of Trees In Coos And Curry Counties
A reader guide to southwestern Oregon trees lists species such as white cedar red cedar Douglas fir Sitka spruce western red cedar Port Orford cedar Ponderosa pine sugar pine white fir and a stand of redwoods in Curry county Along with red alder big leaf maple and other natives the article notes numerous varieties observed along the southern Oregon highway Also mentions a 854 dated memory in Coos county and a Port Orford property sale by Frederick M Smith to Henry B Neher for 357
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Oregon
Curry County
Coas County
Madrona
Conon County
Frederick M Smith
Port Orford
Henry BO Nehe
Southwestern Oregon State Parks Draw Scenic Riot of Beauty
Travel writers praise Cur ry and Coos counties state parks near Eel Creek and Lakeside junction ten miles north of North Bend. The piece highlights public campgrounds along Highway 101 and Currier's Village resort as must see stops in the region.
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Simpson Park
Curry
Coos
Eel Creek
North Bend
Currier
Oregon
Oregon Rivers and Falls Offer Scenic Beauty in Coos and Curry
The article extols Oregon natural beauty along the Coquille and Rogue river regions, highlighting waterfalls near Coquille and the headwaters in Curry County. It describes a 94 mile highway trip from Coos Bay to Golden and Silver Falls, with ferry crossings, fishing on the North Fork Coos River, and mentions a Coquille cranberry brand and a milk processing plant in Coquille.
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Cooa River
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Coos County Fair
Myrtlewoods
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