Agate Beach, Oregon
Agate Beach, Oregon | |
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 Beach at Agate Beach at low tide | |
  Agate Beach  Agate Beach | |
| Coordinates:44°40′38″N124°03′42″W/ 44.67722°N 124.06167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8(PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7(PDT) |
| Coordinates and elevation fromUnited States Geological Survey[1] | |
Agate Beachis anunincorporated communityinLincoln County,Oregon,United States.[1]Agate Beach is named for theagatesthat are found on the beaches of thePacific OceanbetweenNewportandYaquina Head.Agate Beach post office was established in 1912 and closed in 1971.[2]
Historically, the area's most famous citizen was composerErnest Bloch,who spent his later years in the community.[3]The 1914Ernest Bloch Houseis on theNational Register of Historic Placesand was once owned by the son ofAsahel Bushand his family.[4]
In June 2012 a 165-ton floating dock dislodged from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami washed up ashore,[5]creating a popular tourist attraction as well as an imperative to remove potential invasive species.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Agate Beach".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.November 28, 1980.RetrievedJuly 25,2014.
- ^McArthur, Lewis A.;Lewis L. McArthur(2003) [1928].Oregon Geographic Names(7th ed.).Portland,Oregon:Oregon Historical Society Press.p. 878.ISBN0-87595-277-1.
- ^Friedman, Ralph(1993) [1972].Oregon for the Curious(3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. p. 15.ISBN0-87004-222-X.
- ^"Ernest Bloch House".Oregon Historic Sites Database:Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation.RetrievedJanuary 17,2010.
- ^Barnard, Jeff (June 7, 2012)."Agate Beach, Oregon: Dock from Japan Tsunami Washes Ashore".Huffington Post.Associated Press.
- ^Tobias, Lori (June 13, 2012)."OSU Scientists Feel a" Cast of Very Bad Characters "May Have Arrived on Dock from Japan".The Oregonian.
External links
[edit]- Historic images of Agate Beachfrom Salem Public Library
- Agate Beach cam fromThe Oregonian
- Photo of WWI "Spruce Soldiers"of theSpruce Production Divisionat Agate Beach
- Images of Ernest Bloch HousefromUniversity of Oregondigital archives
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