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Bandon is a center of cranberry production, and has long been known as the "Cranberry Capital of Oregon". [citation needed] More than 100 growers harvest about 1,600 acres (6.5 km 2) around Bandon, raising 95 percent of Oregon's cranberries, and about 5 percent of the national crop. Production averages about 30 million pounds (14 million kg) of ...
The new station was assigned the call letters KAJT by the FCC on January 13, 1995. [1] This was short-lived the station was assigned the current KBDN call letters on March 10, 1995. [ 1 ] After a modification and one extension, KBDN received its license to cover from the FCC on January 24, 1997.
The Bullards Bridge (or simply Bullards Bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the Coquille River near where the river empties into the Pacific Ocean, just north of Bandon, Oregon, United States. One of only two vertical-lift bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), it was completed in 1954.
The Port of Bandon is the port authority for Bandon Harbor in the city of Bandon, Oregon, United States. The port has full marina facilities for boat launching and sport fishing. It also serves as a waypoint stopover for commercial fishing and recreation vessels, and has a scenic boardwalk with a nature pathway and observation areas. [2]
Obie Companies manages the leasing of the Oregon Electric Station building. The Old Spaghetti Factory plans to open for dinner on Jan. 10 and expects to begin serving lunch and dinner on Jan. 18.
The Coquille River / k oʊ ˈ k iː l / is a stream, about 36 miles (58 km) long, in southwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of 1,059 square miles (2,740 km 2) of the Southern Oregon Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean. Its watershed is between that of the Coos River to the north and the Rogue River to the south ...
Bandon State Natural Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The 879-acre (356 ha) park lies west of U.S. Route 101, off Beach Loop Drive, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Bandon. [2] [3] The Oregon Coast Trail passes through the park. [3]
Jetty construction at the two jetties at the Coquille River entrance allowed ocean-going ships to enter the mouth of the river and dock at Bandon. Economic activity boomed in Bandon in the early 20th century. A steamship line connected Bandon with Portland and San Francisco. From 1905 to 1910, the population tripled to 1800.