Block 1 of the Averill Addition played an important
role in the early commercial development of Bandon, Oregon,
a town located on Oregon's south coast. Retail
establishments located on the block supplied the local
residents with a variety of merchandise for the period of
1886-1914.
During this period Bandon served as the export-import
center for the Coquille River area. Ships maintained a
regular schedule between Bandon and San Francisco,
California, Bandon's primary trading partner.
A fire in 1914 destroyed all but one major structure on
Block 1 of the Averill Addition. Partially rebuilt,
structures on the block were once again destroyed in a
second fire in 1936, which ravaged the entire downtown
district.
Microfilmed copies of the Bandon Recorder, Bandon's
first newspaper, provided first-hand accounts of events
during the early years of Bandon's growth, and were
supplemented by regional histories. Primary sources for
this project included census reports, Coos County deed
records, oral interviews, maps, and historic photographs.
The purpose of this report is to explain Euro-American
occupancy of Block 1 of the Averill Addition as a supplement
to an archaeological investigation conducted on the block in
1988. A description of the historic artifacts recovered
from Site 35CS43 (Block 1 of the Averill Addition) concludes
the report and indicates the types of items that remained on
the site after 100 years of Euro-American occupancy. / Graduation date: 1993
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36759 |
| Date | 30 October 1992 |
| Creators | Vogel, Betty L. |
| Contributors | Hall, Roberta |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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