Author: William G. Robbins
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Blessed with vast expanses of virgin timber, a good harbor, and a San Francisco market for its lumber, the Coos Bay area once dubbed itself "a poor man's paradise." A new Prologue and Epilogue by the author bring this story of gyppo loggers, longshoremen, millwrights, and whistle punks into the twenty-first century, describing Coos Bay’s transition from timber town to a retirement and tourist community, where the site of a former Weyerhaeuser complex is now home to the Coquille Indian Tribe’s The Mill Casino.
Hard Times in Paradise
Author: William G. Robbins
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Blessed with vast expanses of virgin timber, a good harbor, and a San Francisco market for its lumber, the Coos Bay area once dubbed itself "a poor man's paradise." A new Prologue and Epilogue by the author bring this story of gyppo loggers, longshoremen, millwrights, and whistle punks into the twenty-first century, describing Coos Bay’s transition from timber town to a retirement and tourist community, where the site of a former Weyerhaeuser complex is now home to the Coquille Indian Tribe’s The Mill Casino.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295803312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Blessed with vast expanses of virgin timber, a good harbor, and a San Francisco market for its lumber, the Coos Bay area once dubbed itself "a poor man's paradise." A new Prologue and Epilogue by the author bring this story of gyppo loggers, longshoremen, millwrights, and whistle punks into the twenty-first century, describing Coos Bay’s transition from timber town to a retirement and tourist community, where the site of a former Weyerhaeuser complex is now home to the Coquille Indian Tribe’s The Mill Casino.
Coos Bay
Author: Andie E. Jensen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738589179
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Originally called Marshfield, the city of Coos Bay has transitioned from a pioneer and frontier boomtown that was developed by coalminers, shipbuilders, timber men, and entrepreneurs. The rich, pioneer history of Coos Bay is predated by the Coos Indians, who maintained many villages along the bay and survived in peaceful harmony with nature until forcibly removed by white settlers in the 1860s. After merging with nearby Eastside and Empire, the city is now the largest municipality in Coos County and on the entire coastline of the state of Oregon.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738589179
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Originally called Marshfield, the city of Coos Bay has transitioned from a pioneer and frontier boomtown that was developed by coalminers, shipbuilders, timber men, and entrepreneurs. The rich, pioneer history of Coos Bay is predated by the Coos Indians, who maintained many villages along the bay and survived in peaceful harmony with nature until forcibly removed by white settlers in the 1860s. After merging with nearby Eastside and Empire, the city is now the largest municipality in Coos County and on the entire coastline of the state of Oregon.
Charter of the City of Coos Bay, Oregon and Amendments Thereto (formerly City of Marshfield).
Author: Coos Bay (Or.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coos Bay (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coos Bay (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Coos Bay, Oregon
North Bend
Author: Dick Wagner
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738581354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Early settlers, driven by greed and a sense of entitlement, and sanctioned by their government, took Coos Indian lands without compensation. Asa Simpson purchased land at the north bend of Coos Bay from settlers. He wanted his company town, including a sawmill and shipyard, to remain small, but his son, Louis, had other ideas. Louis Simpson created a bustling frontier town filled with civic-minded citizens as well as drinkers, gamblers, and prostitutes. North Bend never became Simpson's dream of another San Francisco but it was a thriving shipbuilding center until the end of World War I and a busy port for timber and lumber exports into the 1980s. The people of this beautifully situated city now focus on different economic realities, embracing tourism, welcoming retirees, and appreciating their history.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738581354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Early settlers, driven by greed and a sense of entitlement, and sanctioned by their government, took Coos Indian lands without compensation. Asa Simpson purchased land at the north bend of Coos Bay from settlers. He wanted his company town, including a sawmill and shipyard, to remain small, but his son, Louis, had other ideas. Louis Simpson created a bustling frontier town filled with civic-minded citizens as well as drinkers, gamblers, and prostitutes. North Bend never became Simpson's dream of another San Francisco but it was a thriving shipbuilding center until the end of World War I and a busy port for timber and lumber exports into the 1980s. The people of this beautifully situated city now focus on different economic realities, embracing tourism, welcoming retirees, and appreciating their history.
Above the Falls
Author: Lionel Youst
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972622615
Category : Coos County (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972622615
Category : Coos County (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Coos Bay
Author: Coos Bay (Or.). Chamber of Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coos Bay (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coos Bay (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Oregon Blue Book
Author: Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State
Publisher:
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Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oregon
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Coos Bay, Oregon
Natural Resources, Ecological Aspects, Uses, and Guidelines for the Management of Coos Bay, Oregon
Author: United States. Department of the Interior
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description