May 10, 1909 - May 18, 1946
—Expert Boatman —
In November, 1937, Buzz Holmstrom, a service station attendant from Coquille, became the first person to run the Green and Colorado Rivers alone. His eleven-hundred-mile solo journey in a handmade wooden boat brought him national acclaim. After running the last rapid of the Colorado, he wrote in his journal:HM Number | HM29OU |
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Date Added | Monday, July 23rd, 2018 at 10:03am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10T E 402587 N 4780895 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.17455000, -124.19851667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 10.473', W 124° 11.911' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 10' 28.38" N, 124° 11' 54.66" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 541 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near OR-42S, Coquille OR 97423, US |
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