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It’s About Community #2

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It’s About Community #3

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Logging

Logging was a primary industry from the earliest years of Bandon’s existence. In the post-World War II era, Coos County was the largest lumber-producing region in the world. The museum…

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Household Artifacts

There are hundreds of examples of everyday articles from daily life in early Bandon on display. Here are a few of the items you might find in your pantry.

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Millard School

The Millard School was a military preparatory school operated by Colonel Homer Millard and his wife Esther to prepare students for admission to the nation’s military academies. It operated on…

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Native American

The Coquille Native American tribe had a village near the shore of the river in the area of 1st Street SW. They were here long before the first white settlers…

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Maritime

Both the river and the ocean were critical in moving goods to and from Bandon. Artifacts from shipwrecks to ferry boats are on display.

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Wreck of the Fifield – 1916

As well as the small number of mythological subjects which are his best-known works today, he painted a wide range of religious subjects and also some portraits. He and his…

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January – Closed
February through May – Open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm
June through September – Open 7 days a week, 10am to 4pm
October through December – Open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm

Admission:
Adults $3; Members and Children FREE

Museum Contact:

PO BOX 737 / 270 Fillmore Ave.
Bandon OR 97411
 (541) 347-2164
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