Historical Marker

Cannons on the Beach

Historical marker location:
79729 US-101, Arch Cape, Oregon
( Marker is on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Carnahan Road North, on the right when traveling north.)

<i>History in the Sand</i>.

The city of Eugene, Oregon was named after Eugene Skinner, a settler who built a cabin in the area in the 1840s. Skinner is also credited with founding the city.