Prosper is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Coos County,
Oregon
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, United States.
It is about northwest of
Bandon next to the
Coquille River.
There is no longer a town at the site.
The first cannery on the Coquille River was started in about 1882 by D. H. Getchell in what came to be known as Prosper.
[ Prosper was founded in the summer of 1892 by Adam Pershbaker, who built a ]sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ...
and a shipyard there.[ In 1915, Prosper's population was 500, and it had two salmon canneries, and two shingle and saw mills.][ Passenger boats traveled three times a day to Bandon and Coquille.][
]
See also
* Steamboats of the Coquille River
References
Unincorporated communities in Coos County, Oregon
Ghost towns in Oregon
1892 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1892
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
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