through the years

Saturday, May 01, 2004 |
€ 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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