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 Gardiner Historic District - Gardiner, OR Posted by:  silverquill
N 43° 42.561 W 124° 06.069
10T E 411286 N 4840180
When a Boston merchant named Gardiner ran his schooner the "Bostonian" aground on the Umpqua River Bar in 1850, the salvaged ship and cargo were used to establish this town, which became a bustling place from from 1885-198 with mills and ship trade.
Waymark Code: WM31BX
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2008
Views: 20
HISTORICAL MARKER - GARDINER, OREGON
"On October 1, 1850, the schooner “Bostonian” owned by a Boston merchant named Gardiner was sent to the Pacific Coast in the interest of trade. The ship wrecked on the Umpqua River bar. Most of her cargo was salvaged and brought to this site. Known for years as “Gardiner’s City”. A sawmill was built in 1864, another in 1877, and Gardiner became a noted lumber port. Fire destroyed most of the town in 1880, but it was quickly rebuilt and widely known as “The White City by the Sea”. From 1885 to 1918 the Gardiner Mill Company, with its logging camps and brisk sailing ship trade, made Gardiner one of the busiest towns on the Oregon Coast."
GARDINER HISTORIC DISTRICT - GARDINER, OREGON
Oscar B. Hinsdale House
1881-1898
Street address:
U.S. Hwy. 101
Gardiner, OR United States
97441
County / Borough / Parish: Douglas County
Year listed: 1994
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Domestic, Funerary
Current function: Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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