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The history of steamboats on the Oregon Coast begins in the late 19th century. Before the development of modern road and rail networks, transportation on the coast of Oregon was largely water-borne. This article focuses on inland steamboats and similar craft operating in, from south to north on the coast: Rogue River, Coquille River, Coos Bay ...
In 1914, Carl Herman, who owned a boatyard at Prosper, Oregon, built the Telegraph for the Myrtle Point Transportation Company, which competed with the gasoline-powered propeller Charm on the Coquille River. [4] [3] Telegraph was (by one source) the last steamboat on the Coquille River. Her owners were able to secure a mail contract for her ...
Coquille was built by Frank Lowe at Coquille, Oregon in 1908 for the Coquille River Navigation Company for passenger service on the Coquille River. [1] [2] The vessel was steam-powered and propeller-driven. [1] The hull was built from Port Orford cedar. [3] On completion, the overall size of the vessel was 63 gross and 46 net tons. [4]
The Coquille waterfront circa 1908−1914 with the motor vessel Wolverine, steamboat Favorite, and motor vessel Wilhelmina at dock. Wolverine was built in Coos Bay in 1908, as was the steamboat Coquille. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,184 people, 1,686 households, and 1,129 families living in the city.
In 1901 only three steamers served on the river between Coquille and Myrtle Point, these were the propeller Reta (18 registered tons) the sternwheeler Echo (53 registered tons) and Welcome (21 registered tons). [4]
Oregon’s undefeated season will carry on into the College Football Playoff. The No. 1 Ducks assured themselves of the top spot in the 12-team field with a 45-37 win over No. 3 Penn State in the ...
Myrtle was a steamboat built in 1909 for service on the Coquille River and its tributaries, in Oregon.The ability of this small vessel to reach remote locations on the river system was cited many years later as evidence in support of the important legal concept of navigability.
Apr. 23—Coquille's Callie Millet had a big personal best to place second in the javelin at the Oregon Relays on Friday night, the highest finish by a South Coast athlete in the event that ...