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Yaquina is a place-name native to the U.S. state of Oregon. Yaquina may refer to: *Yaquina people, a Native American tribe from Oregon *Yaquina Bay *Yaquina Bay Bridge *Yaquina Bay Light *Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site * Yaquina Head * Yaquina Head Light *Yaquina River *Yaquina, Oregon Yaquina ( ), at one time a thriving port called Yaquina City, is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is near the mouth of the Yaquina River, on the east sid ..., an unincorporated area on the Yaquina Bay * USAV ''Yaquina'''','' a hopper dredge ship of the U.S. Army Corps of engineers {{disambig, geo ...
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Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early-mid 16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as ...
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Yaquina People
The Yaquina people were a tribe of Native Americans. There were 19 Yaquina in 1910. Their language was one of the Yakonan languages. The Yaquina lived around the Yaquina River and Yaquina Bay Yaquina Bay ( ) is a coastal estuarine community found in Newport, Oregon, United States. Yaquina Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water, approximately 8 km² (3.2 mi²) in area, with free connection to the Pacific Ocean, but also diluted ..., both of which have been named after it. The town of Yaquina, Oregon, has also been named after the Indians. Villages North of Yaquina River Yaquina villages north of the Yaquina River were: * Holukhik * Hunkkhwitik * Iwai * Khaishuk * Khilukh * Kunnupiyu * Kwulaishauik * Kyaukuhu * Kyuwatkal * Mipshuntik * Mittsulstik * Shash * Thlalkhaiuntik * Thlekakhaik * Tkhakiyu * Tshkitshiauk * Tthilkitik * Ukhwaiksh * Yahal * Yikkhaich South side of Yaquina River Yaquina villages south of the Yaquina River were: * Atshuk * Chulithltiyu * Hakkyaiwal ...
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Yaquina Bay
Yaquina Bay ( ) is a coastal estuarine community found in Newport, Oregon, United States. Yaquina Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water, approximately 8 km² (3.2 mi²) in area, with free connection to the Pacific Ocean, but also diluted with freshwater from the Yaquina River land drainage. The Bay is traversed by the Yaquina Bay Bridge. There are three small communities that border the Yaquina River and Bay; Newport (population approx. 9,989), Toledo (population approx. 3,459) and Elk City (population approx. 25). The Yaquina Bay in Newport is a popular tourist destination along the Pacific Coast Highway. It is also an important estuary for the ecology and economy of the area. History of Yaquina Bay Yaquina Bay is named after the Yaquina Tribe that occupied the territory along the Yaquina River. With the railroad addition In the late 1880s, many thought Yaquina Bay would be the commerce center for the Pacific Northwest. Wheat, lumber, and other goods were transported ...
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Yaquina Bay Bridge
The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It is one of the most recognizable of the U.S. Route 101 bridges designed by Conde McCullough and one of eleven major bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway designed by him. It superseded the last ferry crossing on the highway. History Work on the Yaquina Bay Bridge began on August 1, 1934. The bridge opened on September 6, 1936,"Span at Newport Open For Traffic" (September 6, 1936). ''The Sunday Oregonian'' (Portland), pp. 1–2. at a cost of $1,301,016 ($ in today's dollars). A total of 220 people worked to pour 30,000 cubic yards (23,000 m³) of concrete and fabricate 3,100 tons of steel. The contractors were the Gilpin Construction Company of Portland, Oregon, and the General Construction Company of Seattle, Washington. The main arch was built in toward the center from the anchorages, using tiebacks to support the arch until it could be closed. The piers are supported by timber pilings driven ...
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Yaquina Bay Light
The Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse that was built in 1871, soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, in the United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay. In 1871–1874, it was the busiest and most populated of the many coastal ports between Washington and California. There are many trails that lead down to the beach, great free public access. History The Yaquina Bay Light was built by Ben Simpson and first lit on November 3, 1871. It was active for only three years due to the establishment of the larger Yaquina Head Light in 1873 that was located just north of the Yaquina Bay Light. So the lighthouse was decommissioned on October 1, 1874, because the newer Yaquina Head Light made it obsolete. The fifth-order Fresnel lens was then installed in the Yerba Buena Light in California for its opening in 1875. The United States Army Corps of Engineers used the lighthouse from 1888 to 1896 as their living quarters while they built th ...
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Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, established in 1948, is a coastal state park in west-central Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, in the city of Newport. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and located at the north end of Yaquina Bay near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean. The site includes picnic facilities, beach access, a fisherman's memorial shrine, a forested bluff and the historic Yaquina Bay Light The Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse that was built in 1871, soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, in the United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay. In 1871–1874, it was the busiest and most populated ...house. See also * List of Oregon State Parks References External links * State parks of Oregon Oregon Coast Newport, Oregon Parks in Lincoln County, Oregon 1948 establishments in Oregon {{LincolnCountyOR-geo-stub ...
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Yaquina Head
Yaquina Head ( ) is a headland extending into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the site of the Yaquina Head Light, and is managed as Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by the Bureau of Land Management. It is part of the National Landscape Conservation System, commonly known as the National Conservation Lands. The United States Congress named the headland an Outstanding Natural Area in 1980. The area's average elevation is above sea level. The headland is along U.S. Route 101, and is about west of Corvallis. Possible activities include hiking the area's five trails, each shorter than , near the ocean or through forests of Douglas fir and Sitka spruce. Other attractions include whale-watching, bird-watching, visiting the site's interpretive center, and touring the lighthouse. Ancient lava flows formed Yaquina Head. See also *Oregon Coast * Yaquina Head Light *Yaquina River The Yaquina River ( ) is a stream, long, on the Pacifi ...
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Yaquina Head Light
The Yaquina Head Light, also known early in its existence as the Cape Foulweather Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast of the United States, established in 1873. It is located in Lincoln County, near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head. The tower stands tall, and is the tallest lighthouse in Oregon. History Made in Paris in 1868 and shipped to Oregon, Yaquina Head Light was first lit August 20, 1873, and automated in 1966. It is active with an identifying light characteristic of two seconds on, two seconds off, two seconds on, and 14 seconds off. A two-story keepers' dwelling was built at the time the lighthouse tower and its adjoining oil house were constructed. In 1923, a one-story keepers' house was added a short distance to the east. In 1938, a one-story building replaced the original two-story dwelling. Both dwellings and all outbuildings (a shed, a garage, etc.) were then demolished in 1984. The space is now a grassy area. Yaquina ...
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Yaquina River
The Yaquina River ( ) is a stream, long, on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains an area of the Central Oregon Coast Range west of the Willamette Valley near Newport. It rises in the mountains west of Corvallis along the county line between Benton and Lincoln counties. It flows south, then generally west, in a highly serpentine course, past Eddyville, Chitwood, Toledo, and Elk City, and enters the Pacific in Yaquina Bay, a broad estuary at Newport. When sea level was lower than today, the Yaquina River reached to Stonewall Bank, which is split by a rocky channel. U.S. Route 20, the Corvallis–Newport highway, follows the river from Eddyville, at the confluence of the river with Little Elk Creek, to slightly downstream of Chitwood. Near the mouth of Yaquina Bay, the river passes under Yaquina Bay Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 101. Other bridges over the river include the Chitwood Covered Bridge at Chitwood. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi ...
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Yaquina, Oregon
Yaquina ( ), at one time a thriving port called Yaquina City, is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is near the mouth of the Yaquina River, on the east side of Yaquina Bay, and is a drive from Newport, Oregon, Newport. The Oregon Press Association, which became the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, was founded in Yaquina City in 1887. Name The city, the bay, and the river are all named for the Yaquina people, a small Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe of Yakonan speakers who lived near the bay. History In the late 19th century, Yaquina City was the western terminus of the Oregon Pacific Railroad (1880–94), Oregon Pacific Railroad, linking the harbor there to Corvallis, Oregon, Corvallis and Albany, Oregon, Albany. Thomas Egenton Hogg, the rail line's chief promoter, and his Eastern financial backers believed that a steamship–railroad combination using ...
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