| Title | A History of Benton County, Oregon Including Its Geology, Topography, Soil and Productions |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1885 |
| Authors | Fagan, David D. |
| Publisher | A.G. Walling |
| City | Portland, Or. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley F882.B4 F2, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | agriculture, Alsea Bay, Alsea River, demographics, historical, navigation, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Siletz Reservation, Siletz River, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River |
| Notes | Written just 20 years after the area was opened for white settlement, and when the Yaquina watershed was still part of Benton County, Fagan's history gives a good look at the beginnings of American settlements and commerce in the area. Chapter 35 (geography) and 50-51 (Yaquina Precinct history) are of particular interest. "Eight sloughs, varying in length from two to six miles, branch off from the main river, five on one side and three on the other, and are navigable to their heads by batteaux, upon which farmers can take their produce to port on two tides, if not one, with but slight assistance from sail or oar." (p.298) Chapter 51 was reprinted in 1959 by the Lincoln County Historical Society as "The Yaquina Bay Country and Its People." |
| URL | https://tinyurl.com/4m2b7zz8 |
