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SW87.9 km
Yaquina Bay Light
in Oregon Historical Markers
This history sign is located in the interpretive shelter at the bottom of the stairway up to the Yaquina Bay Light in Yaquina Bay State Park.
posted by: Volcanoguy
location: Oregon
date approved: 10/29/2011
last visited: 07/10/2021
SW88 km
Michael H. Bauer
This history sign is located along Hwy. 34 between Tidewater and Alsea.
date approved: 11/18/2011
last visited: 10/19/2011
LEGACY SIGN - Yaquina Bay Bridge
NOTE 9/25/17: Sign was removed when viewpoint was rebuilt. This sign was located at the Yaquina Bay Overlook in Yaquina Bay State Park.
date approved: 01/10/2007
last visited: 09/14/2012
Yaquina Bay
Beaver Board - Oregon History - Yaquina Bay
date approved: 11/04/2006
Tsunamis - Yaquina Bay
This geology sign is located at the Yaquina Bay View Point. One of many of these signs along the Oregon coast.
date approved: 10/28/2011
NE89.6 km
Oregon History, Broughton's Expedition
Lt. William Robert Broughton, Commander of the H.M.S. Chatham, explored the navigable waters of the Columbia River. This point marks the farthest inland reached by Broughton who camped overnight on an island within sight of this point in 1792.
posted by: Rose Red
date approved: 04/05/2007
last visited: 04/17/2020
N90 km
Thomas McKay
Oregon History: Thomas McKay
posted by: howarthe
date approved: 09/21/2009
last visited: 08/05/2014
S90.3 km
Smithfield - Franklin, OR
A difficult-to-see historical marker notes the formerly-named community of Smithfield before it was renamed Franklin.
posted by: NW_history_buff
date approved: 05/15/2018
last visited: never
S90.4 km
West Side Old Territorial Road 1848-1865 - Franklin, OR
A historical marker highlighting an old stage route that passed through here in the mid-1800s.
NW92.2 km
Early Photographers Helped Preserve Islands for Wildlife
A history about helping preserve nesting sites on islands.
date approved: 03/03/2015
last visited: 09/08/2022
SW93.8 km
First Coastal Expeditions
This history sign is located at the parking lot for Ona Beach State Park.
date approved: 11/06/2011
last visited: 10/18/2011
NW94.1 km
SW96.1 km
Seal Rock
This history sign is located at the parking lot for Seal Rock State Park.
last visited: 09/30/2018
S96.1 km
Goodpasture Bridge
This history sign is at the Goodpasture Bridge off Ore. Hwy. 126 near Vida, Oregon.
date approved: 10/10/2013
last visited: 05/21/2013
NW96.9 km
Captain Robert Gray
Beaver Board - Oregon History - Captain Robert Gray
last visited: 07/11/2017
SW97.4 km
Lake Creek Falls Fish Ladder
Sign at the Lake Creek Falls Fish Ladder.
date approved: 01/26/2010
last visited: 09/03/2009
S98.7 km
The Applegate Trail ~Southern Route to Oregon~
The death of two sons on the Columbia River prompted the search for an alternate route to Oregon. The Applegate Trail is also considered to be part of the California Trail.
posted by: TheBeanTeam
date approved: 03/21/2006
last visited: 04/20/2018
Lane County’s Applegate Trails
History of an early Pioneer trail in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Part of what is considered a "California Historic Trail".
date approved: 03/20/2006
Eugene Skinner Settled Here
Plaque commemorating the founder of Eugene Oregon and the replica cabin on display here.
date approved: 03/24/2006
Genesis of a City
Quotes from early pioneers about Eugene Oregon in its beginning. N 44° 03.643 W 123° 05.847
Skinner’s Cabin....A Place of Refuge
Marker describing pioneer life using quotes from the pioneers themselves.
date approved: 03/30/2006
S99 km
Eugene Skinner Monument
Monument marking the approximate location of Eugene Skinners cabin. First settler in what is now known as Eugene Oregon.
date approved: 03/17/2006
last visited: 06/07/2020
S99.1 km
Site of First Cabin in Eugene - Eugene, OR
This hard-to-read historical marker is located a short distance south of memorial marker for Eugene Skinner.
date approved: 04/25/2018
SW99.3 km
Tsunamis - Waldport
This geology sign is located near the Historic Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center in Waldport. One of many of these signs along the Oregon coast.
last visited: 07/24/2013
S99.5 km
Millrace Industrial Site History
Near High Street and 5th Avenue this marker details the early industrial history of Eugene, Oregon.
date approved: 03/14/2006
last visited: 07/07/2008