Caboose No. 11269

Historical marker location:

800 South 1st Street, Coos Bay, Oregon

( Marker is on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101) north of Hall Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

The Willamette Meteorite, the largest meteorite found in North America and the sixth largest in the world, was discovered in Oregon in 1902. It weighs over 15.5 tons and is estimated to be over 10,000 years old.