Published:Saturday, May 1, 2004 12:41 AM PDT
Serving the South Coast of Oregon

through the years
Saturday, May 1, 2004 12:41 AM PDT

€ 1856- Land utilized by U.S. government as a prison for Coos Indians

€ 1920s- Coos Head pulp mill construction begins

€ 1929- Coos Head pulp mill opens

€ 1937- Coos Bay Times reports the mill is "most successful mill of it's kind in the Pacific Northwest" and "The finest industry in Coos Bay."

€ 1930s- Man-made creek constructed to prevent erosion on Cape Arago Highway

€ 1970- Mill closes

€ 2003- Steag Power, LLC, vies for land

€ 2003-2004- Robin Stevenot, Charleston business owner seeks to develop a condominium complex on the land


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