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(Lincoln City, Oregon) – Part one of this series went over how a few south and central Oregon coast towns got their names, including Gold Beach, Bandon, Coos Bay, Yachats, Newport, Nye Beach and Depoe Bay.
(Above: Cape Kiwanda in the early part of the century)
In part two, this bit of time travel takes you through the surprising historical twists and turns of Gleneden Beach, Lincoln City, Pacific City, a few landmarks, Tillamook, Arch Cape, Cannon Beach, Seaside and Astoria.
Gleneden Beach s Name. The tiny, unincorporated village just south of Lincoln City was originally called Sijota, back when it was really just farmland settled by a family from Poland by that name, sometime around 1900 or so. In the 1920s, just as Highway 101 was getting built, the Carey family bought up parcels of land here, and named them Gleneden. It was a combo of their daughter s name, Glen, and the term “eden.” As 101 progressed in construction
Murder and Explosions Aboard Depoe Bay Fishing Boats | Oregon Coast History
Published 05/15/21 at 5:55 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Boat going under the bridge, 1939, courtesy North Lincoln County History Museum, Lincoln City)
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It seems 1939 and ‘38 were banner years for bad things on the central Oregon coast. Just two years earlier, major fires swept through Depoe Bay, Waldport, Yachats and the big one hit Bandon. But ‘38 and ‘39 saw a murder and a near-deadly ship explosion in the area.