This lighthouse, officially the Coquille River Lighthouse, stands today as a reminder of a past era when safe shipping depended on a lightkeeper and his light.
From within the stuccoed brick walls of the adjoining 47 foot tower was a fixed, fourt…
In the year 1874 on this and adjoiningproperty Captain Judah Parker andpartners built and operated the firststeam sawmill and steam tug on theCoquille River. A year later CaptainParker, with the assistance of thesettlers and farmers diverted theen…