The Changing Waterfront

Historical marker location:

Coos Bay, Oregon

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

(<i>center panel</i>).

The Oregon State Hospital, located in Salem, Oregon, was the setting for the novel and movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." The hospital was also known for its use of electroconvulsive therapy and other controversial treatments.