Historical Marker
Haldane "Buzz" Holmstrom
Historical marker location:
Coquille, Oregon
( Marker can be reached from Coguille-Bandon Highway (Oregon Route 42S) south of Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway (Oregon Route 42).)
May 10, 1909 - May 18, 1946. Expert Boatman.
The largest living organism in the world is a fungus in Oregon. The Armillaria ostoyae fungus covers over 2,200 acres of forest in eastern Oregon and is estimated to be over 2,400 years old. It is also known as the "Humongous Fungus."