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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IZ4_the-oregon-trunk-railroad-bridge_Terrebonne-OR.html
The Oregon Trunk Railway Bridge, constructed in 1911, was the first structure to cross this spectacular gorge. Prior to construction the only crossing of the Crooked River in this region was located about a mile upstream, where the canyon's sheer …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GI0_wilsonville-baseball_Wilsonville-OR.html
Baseball was a popular past time in Wilsonville during an era community baseball that ran around 1910 to 1930. The highlight was 1914, the year the Wilsonville Athletic Club won the state Championship.
Regular Sunday play on this site was against…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E1U_judah-parker-county-park_Bandon-OR.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E1T_camp-cast-a-way_Coos-Bay-OR.html
To commemorateCamp Cast-A-WayJanuary 2, 1852
First white settlement in what is nowCoos CountyOn the beach west of here the U.S. Transport Captain Lincoln was beached at high tide during a storm. The soldiers and crew built a camp from the sails…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E16_wreck-of-the-cottoneva_Port-Orford-OR.html
On Feb. 10, 1937, winds over 74 M.P.H. caused the 190 foot steam schooner "Cottoneva" to run aground at Battle Rock. It was in port loading lumber. The captain and all 26 seamen were rescued by the Coast Guard crew using a breeches body. The Cotto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E15_mary-d-hume_Gold-Beach-OR.html
In 1876 Mr. R.D. Hume of Astoria, Oregon, decided to move his commercial salmon fishing, processing and shipping business to the mouth of the Rogue River. Mr. Hume anticipated huge profits due to the large run of "King" Salmon which entered the mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DI0_a-special-place-on-the-planet_La-Pine-OR.html
Where people lived near obsidian, their lives and cultures were transformed. They used and celebrated the glassy gift of volcanoes to manufacture tools, weapons, jewelry, sculptures, and ceremonial objects. To ancient Central American people, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DHZ_the-eruption_La-Pine-OR.html
First came a violent eruption of pumice and ash. Then glassy lava oozed from the ground.
(Graphic Index)1 Magma ChamberFrom deep hot regions, liquid rock called magma accumulated in a chamber 2 to 4 miles (3 to 6 km) below the surface. Temperat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DHY_glass-menagerie_La-Pine-OR.html
The entire surface of this remarkable flow is glass, a liquid that cooled without crystallizing. The striking differences you see from rock to rock are due to the number and size of bubbles.
Why is everything glass?Whether natural or synthetic,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DHX_big-obsidian-flow_La-Pine-OR.html
The furnaces of the earth brought spectacular change to this land 1300 years ago. A new, rough, glassy environment offered a harsh home for the heartiest plants and animals. Past cultures prized the shiny black rock for their survival. Today, the …