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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JV_what-is-a-tugboat_Coos-Bay-OR.html
A boat designed to push or tow.
Tugboats have a lot of power and are versatile. A tug can push or tow something a lot bigger than itself and can go backward or sideways almost as well as forward.
Screw propellers are designed for thrust. O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JT_shipping_Coos-Bay-OR.html
The tugboats of the Coos Bay waterways work on shipping related jobs of towing log rafts, moving big ships in and out of harbor, and moving barges.
Coos Bay is more than a port - it's also an estuary. Estuaries are places where fresh and sal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JS_tugboat-ancestors_Coos-Bay-OR.html
The first tugs on Coos Bay were steam-powered, usually towing log rafts or piloting sailing ships in and out of port.
Gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines arrived in the early 1900s and began to replace steam engines. By the 195…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JN_the-changing-waterfront_Coos-Bay-OR.html
Today, the Coos Bay harbor continues to serve as a connection to the rest of the world, and as a working waterfront.
In addition, it has become a source of identity for the people living near its waters.
The timber industry plays a maj…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25JM_340-year-old-tree_Coos-Bay-OR.html
Donated by Menasha Corporation
To the City of Coos Bay
340 years old, 210 feet tall
Logged by: LA Logging Inc.
Tree Faller: Silver Creek Logging
2000 Trees Replanted
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25IQ_transportation_Coos-Bay-OR.html
Most travel was on water;
roads and rail lines were limited in the early days.
Passenger ships called at the Port of Coos Bay regularly.
Travel by water was faster, and much more predictable than by land.
In the early 1900s, the st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM258C_steam-engine-no-104_Coos-Bay-OR.html
The Coos Bay Lumber Co. purchased this 73-ton, 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive in 1922 from Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Penn.
Engine No. 104 pulled log trains - sometimes as many as 100 cars - from the Powers and Fairview areas …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2589_caboose-no-1134_Coos-Bay-OR.html
This cupola-style, 54,000-pound steel caboose was built in December 1942 and sold to Southern Pacific for use on runs between Coos Bay, Eugene and Klamath Falls. Painted "all mineral" brown with daylight orange ends, it was among the last cupola c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2588_caboose-no-11269_Coos-Bay-OR.html
Built in January 1946 by Great Northern Railway in St. Cloud, Minn., this steel-frame, wooden-sided caboose was put into service by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroad.
Originally painted red, caboose No. 853 operated on the Portland-Wish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM257Y_welcome-to-the-oregon-coast_Coos-Bay-OR.html
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The Oregon Coast boasts forested headlands, towering dunes of sand, and sparkling lakes and rivers. From the Columbia River south to Bandon, the picturesque coastline is bordered to the east by the peaks of the Coast Range Mountains. …