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  Coos Bay, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon.
The city is located at the mouth of the Coos River on Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean.The city is also home to Southwestern Oregon Community College.
1579 Francis Drake is said to have sought shelter in the bay for the Golden Hinde and its crew.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coos_Bay,_Oregon   (693 words)

  
 Coos Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coos Bay is a S-shaped inlet, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long and 2 mi (3 km) wide, on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States.
In addition to the town of Coos Bay, the town of North Bend is located along the bay, and a small fishing village, Charleston, is directly opposite the entrance of the bay.
The bay and the towns along it have formed one of the most important ports throughout the history of the state, especially for timber from the surrounding forest regions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coos_Bay   (391 words)

  
 Coos Bay: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Coos Bay is small S-shaped inlet, EHandler: no quick summary.
The coos river is a river, approximately 60 mi (97 km) long, in southwest oregon in the united states....
Nestucca bay is a small s-shaped inlet of the pacific ocean located in northwest oregon in the united states....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/coos_bay.htm   (509 words)

  
 Coos Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coos Bay is small S-shaped inlet, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long and 2 mi (3 km) wide, on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States.
The town of Coos Bay is named for the bay and located on its inner side.
In addition to the town of Coos Bay, the town of North Bend is located along the bay.
www.coosbay.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Coos_Bay   (181 words)

  
 Abstracts from Community Projects of the Rural Community Health Clerkship - Oregon AHEC - Oregon Area Health Education ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Coos Bay, Oregon is a community that receives its nephrology care from a group practicing in Eugene, Oregon.
Coos County is one area in Oregon where the rate of deaths from heart disease in women is particularly high.
Coos County has a higher suicide rate than that of the U.S. as a whole and that of Oregon, a statistic at least partially explained by the county's higher proportion of older people.
www.ohsu.edu /ahec/clerkship/abstractsbysite.cfm?fk_sites=6   (6884 words)

  
 Coos Bay Oregon Real Estate
Coos Bay is located at the upper end of the U-shaped Coos River Estuary in Coos County on Oregon Coast Highway 101.
Geographically, the Coos Bay School District is one of the largest in Oregon, stretching from the ocean shores on the west to the highest ridge of the coast range on the east.
Families planning to move to Coos Bay can feel confident that their children are entering a state-accredited school system which has the best interests and safety of their children as the highest priority.
www.relocate-america.com /states/OR/cities/coos_bay.htm   (792 words)

  
 How Indians Used Coos Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The only hints of human habitation are the feint, sweet smell of alder smoke mingled with the morning mists, and the occasional rustling of Miluk or Hanis women, who have left the sleeping mats of their warm plank houses to bathe at the edge of the chilly waters before first light.
They also depended on the bay to supply most of their timber--the drift logs washed down by winter floods--from which they made dugout canoes and planks for their houses and huts.
Considering all the riches the bay was able to lavish on the people who dwelled on its shores, it's easy to understand why estuaries invite human habitation.
www.harborside.com /~ssnerr/indians.htm   (508 words)

  
 Coos Bay Oregon, Coos Bay oregon hotel motel, Coos Bay oregon lodging
Coos Bay has been an important commercial area since its founding as Marshfield in the 1800's.
Coos Art Museum features a variety of exhibits in various mediums, traveling exhibits, and permanent print collection.
Sunset Bay State Park is a small, protected bay surrounded by picturesque cliffs and beautiful sunsets.
www.pacific101.com /oregon/coos_bay/coos_bay.htm   (421 words)

  
 Welcome to Coos Bay, Oregon
With the largest natural harbor between Seattle and San Francisco, Coos Bay is a major shipping and manufacturing center.
North Bend, along with Coos Bay, forms the largest urban area on the Oregon Coast.
The park is near one of the three golf courses in the Bay area.
www.el.com /to/coosbay   (676 words)

  
 Old Tower House Bed and Breakfast in Coos Bay Oregon, a few steps from the bay.
A full breakfast is served in the main house either on the sunny veranda overlooking the yard or the formal dining room with a view of the bay.
He settled in Coos Bay in 1868 and engaged in additional study at the medical department of Willamette University.
Patrick Flanagan was a pioneer coalminer and one of the founders (in 1889) of the Flanagan and Bennett Bank of Marshfield.
www.oldtowerhouse.com   (651 words)

  
 Learn about the Coos Bay Estuary in Oregon's Coastal Atlas
The Coos Bay estuary is located on the Oregon coast at Coos Bay and North Bend.
There are several port districts in the county: Port of Coos Bay founded in 1909, Port of Coquille River founded in 1912, and Port of Bandon founded in 1913.
Coos Bay is considered the best natural harbor between San Francisco Bay and the Puget Sound and the Port of Coos Bay is the largest forest products shipper in world.
www.coastalatlas.net /learn/settings/estuary/estuary.asp?es=14   (643 words)

  
 Coos Bay Oregon City Guide
While taking the walking tour, you will note that many of the buildings in the central district of Coos Bay were completed near the turn of the century.
The City of Coos Bay is now made up of various communities that once surrounded the Bay, the oldest of these being Empire City, which was once the Coos County seat.
It is the largest city on the Oregon Coast, and it is the professional and financial hub of the region.
www.scod.com /cities/coosbay   (296 words)

  
 Tall Ships of the Coos Bay
Coos Bay is about 15 miles long with several Marinas and lumber loading docks at Charleston, North Bend and Coos Bay.
As there were no appreciable roads at the time, the stage that went from Drain to Coos Bay, ran along the firm beach sands, giving photographers the perfect opportunity to photograph the wreck.
She was launched on the Coos Bay in February 1901 and measured 194 feet in length.
www.eraoftheclipperships.com /tallshipsofthecoosbay.html   (1983 words)

  
 Recreation - Coos Bay, Oregon
Coos Bay is famous for its Dungeness Crab.
Brochures are available--"Hiking Trails in the Oregon Dunes." Florence to Coos Bay Oregon Dunes NRA, (541) 271-3611
Coos Bay Shorelands The "North Spit" sand dunes between the ocean and Coos Bay The area has no constructed hiking trails but contains many acres of sand dunes, coastal shores, bay frontage, and sand roads for hiking.
www.oregoncitylink.com /coosbay/rec.htm   (2985 words)

  
 Native Americans of the Coos Bay Area Pathfinder
The record of this heritage is found in archaeological sites, in museums, in writings and recordings of tribal members and in the present practice of their culture by many tribal members.
A summary of the Coos County Native American history as it relates to Indian Education during the last 150 years as well as discussions of the relevant local battles and major congressional actions that affected the tribes.
The Coos County Courthouse website includes both a brief history of the foundation of Coos County as well as listing of the main types of records available in Coquille.
www.marshfield.coos-bay.k12.or.us /library/Presentations/NativeAmericans/CoosCountyNativeAmericans.htm   (1565 words)

  
 Coos Bay, Oregon. Welcome to the Coos Bay, Oregon Directory
"The communities of Coos Bay Oregon, North Bend and Charleston are tied together by a common bond of commercial and recreational activity centered around the bay that links our busy port community with other ports, cultures and businesses throughout the world.
Coos Bay, Oregon one of the world's major log and wood product seaports, the Pacific Ocean, and a multitude of streams, sloughs and lakes bring commerce and fun to residents and visitors.
The Bay area is home to industry, serenity, rugged beauty, recreation, culture and people who have grown to love this richness and diversity.
www.all-oregon.com /city/coosbay/coosbay.htm   (1255 words)

  
 Coos Bay skate park, Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Coos Bay had the NW Championships bringing skaters from Seattle, Idaho, Northern California and Oregon.
There was a Coos Bay Team, ages 5-18, that toured California including the Concrete Wave, California's first big concrete park.
Coos Bay is currently working on a new skatepark.
www.skateoregon.com /CoosBay/CoosBay.html   (424 words)

  
 Coos Bay News
A Coos Bay man was arrested Friday and charged with assaulting and strangling his brother.
Tessa Jolly normally works as a Coos Bay Police Department dispatcher, but Wednesday afternoon, she was helping officers conduct pedestrian safety patrols through a $4,000 grant from the Oregon Department of...
AP Photo Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., speaks April 10 in Coos Bay to about 400 salmon fishermen and their supporters who rallied to call for federal assistance to help fishermen weather a fishing closure along...
www.topix.net /city/coos-bay-or   (573 words)

  
 Oregon.com - Coos Bay, Oregon
Oregon's Bay Area is comprised of the communities of Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston.
They are located in Coos County and edge the Pacific Ocean and surround Coos Bay, Oregon's largest natural deep water port.
Coos Bay has many city parks including Mingus Park in the heart of downtown, a county park at Bastendorff Beach and the state parks of Shore Acres, Sunset Beach and Cape Arago nearby.
www.oregon.com /towns/coosbay/coosbay.cfm   (442 words)

  
 Coos Bay - Oregon Coast Visitors Association - OCVA
Surrounded by the Pacific shoreline with its beautiful dunes and lovely beaches, the Bay Area is located between the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area on the North and Shore Acres State Park, an impressive botanical garden on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, on the South.
The Port of Coos Bay is an active commercial area.
Coos Bay is the largest of the communities that comprise Oregon's Bay Area.
www.visittheoregoncoast.com /home.cfm?dir_cat=15359   (786 words)

  
 Coos Bay Oregon Coos Bay Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Marina provides convenient access to the safest bar and largest bay on the coast: 560+ slips; six-lane launch ramp; daily/monthly/annual moorage; fuel dock and propane; sewage pump-out; marine supplies; ice, tackle and bait; restrooms, showers and laundry; bay crabbing and charter fishing.
Charleston, OR This park is located 25 miles north of Bandon on Hwy 101 and Seven Devils Road, near the mouth of Coos Bay at Charleston.
At the Red Lion Coos Bay you find nearby ocean beaches, fishing charters, whale watching, shopping and a staff who is truly committed to your care and comfort.
sova.org /cities/coos_bay.htm   (607 words)

  
 Coos Bay, Oregon (Cities)
Coos Bay is located in Coos County along U.S. Highway 101, between Reedsport and Bandon.
Nearby North Bend is the Coos Bay's sister city, which leads to the quaint fishing village of Charleston.
Today Coos Bay, population 15,380, is one of the world's largest forest products ports.
www.ohwy.com /or/c/coosbay.htm   (245 words)

  
 CORP around Coos Bay 1
Coming into Coos Bay from the east the first evidence of CORP is some rusty rail in Coquille.
Most noticeable along Highway 101 at the CORP Yard is the former Coos Bay Lumber 104 that is being overhauled by the Oregon Coast Historical Railway.
GP donated the locomotive to the Coos County Historical Society which turned the 2-8-2 over to the Oregon Coast Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in 1999.
www.alpharail.net /corp/cb_line/coosbay/coosbay.htm   (499 words)

  
 Oregon Dunes, Coos Bay
Coos Bay is the name of the estuary of the Coos River.
Coos Bay and North Bend are nearby towns.
From Reedsport, it is about 12 miles south to Spinreel, where you can access the north end of the Coos Bay dunes.
www.dunegoon.org /oregon/coosbay.html   (825 words)

  
 Coos Bay travel guide
Coos Bay has been the subject of many birding site guides.
The first stop is Coos Head Road which leads to the south jetty of Coos Bay.
Sunset Bay campground is closed to camping in the winter, so it is ideal for perching birds.
thebirdguide.com /sample/coos.htm   (872 words)

  
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Coos Bay Power Squadron, located on the South Oregon Coast, is a unit of United States Power Squadrons, the largest private non-profit boating organization in the world.
Coos Bay Power Squadron was chartered in 1959, and since then our members have taught boating safety to hundreds of fledgling and long time boaters.
Becoming a member requires passing a squadron boating safety course or equivalent, being sponsored by a squadron member and being willing and able to contribute energy and skills to USPS and Coos Bay Squadron.
www.usps.org /localusps/coos   (478 words)

  
 COOS BAY, OREGON
The community college of the Coos Bay area.
Relocation to Coos Bay on the Southern Oregon Coast
Relocating to Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast
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 Coos Bay Oregon Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Established in 1985, the "Pre" gallery honors former Olympian Steve Prefontaine of Coos Bay.
Immediately north of the Bay Area is the 32,000 acre Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area--a unique setting of sand, lakes, timber and ocean beaches.
The thousand-year-old sand dunes are always on the move, providing a giant playground for off-road vehicles, horeseback riding, and natural areas for exploration.
www.all-oregon.com /city/coosbay/attractions.htm   (242 words)

  
 Coos bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Coos Bay Estuary The Coos Bay estuary is located on the Oregon coast at Coos Bay and North Bend.
Coos Bay Power Squadron on Oregon's south coast at Coos Bay is a unit of United States Power Squadrons®.
Coos Bay: 1,345 foot private dock; Several small landings for fishing and harbor craft; 3 lumber docks.
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 Indian Settlement on Coos Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
No one knows for sure how many Indians lived on Coos Bay, but it was a popular and populated area that was also visited regularly by Indians that normally resided farther inland.
The best estimates are that 1,500 to 2,000 Coosans lived in plank houses along the bay shore in as many as 40 to 50 villages.
Because of the rich bounty of the bay and adjacent lands, the Coosans were a self-sufficient people who lived in relative peace and tranquility.
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