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Florence, Oregon. / 43.99167°N 124.10833°W / 43.99167; -124.10833. Florence is a coastal city in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies at the mouth of the Siuslaw River on the Pacific Ocean and about midway between Newport to the north and Coos Bay to the south along U.S. Route 101.
4969 HWY. 101, North, #4, Florence, OR 97439. Circulation. 4,000. Website. thesiuslawnews .com. The Siuslaw News is a weekly newspaper published in Florence, Oregon, United States, since 1904. [1] The News covers western Lane County, from the Pacific Ocean to Deadwood and Greenleaf, and from Yachats on the north to Gardiner on the south. [2]
Oregon Route 126 OR 126 highlighted in red; business route highlighted in green Route information Maintained by ODOT Length 204.63 mi (329.32 km) Existed 1964–present History Preceded by US 126 (est. 1926) Major junctions West end US 101 in Florence Major intersections I-5 in Eugene US 20 in Sisters US 97 in Redmond East end US 26 in Prineville Location Country United States State Oregon ...
Siuslaw jetties at low tide, July 31, 2022. The Siuslaw jetties ( / saɪˈjuːslɔː / sy-YOO-slaw) [1] at Florence, Oregon, in the United States, are parallel rubble-mound structures at the entrance of the Siuslaw River, bounding the north and south banks and protecting the navigation channel. The jetties extend into the Pacific Ocean, with ...
The Siuslaw River Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Siuslaw River on U.S. Route 101 in Florence, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough, built by the Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka, California, and funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the Public Works Administration ). It opened in 1936.
The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are headquartered in Coos Bay, Oregon. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected general council, serving four-year terms. The tribal chief serves ten-year terms. The current tribal government leadership is as follows:
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is located on the Oregon Coast, stretching approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of the Coos River in North Bend to the Siuslaw River in Florence, and adjoining Honeyman State Park on the west. It is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United ...
The earliest newspaper in Oregon was the Oregon Spectator, published in Oregon City from 1846, by a press association headed by George Abernethy. [2] This was joined in November 1850 by the Milwaukie Western Star and two partisan papers – the Whig Oregonian, published in Portland beginning on December 4, 1850, and the Democratic Statesman, launched in Oregon City in March 1851. [2]