Heceta Head Lightstation

Historical marker location:

Florence, Oregon

( Marker can be reached from Cape Creek Road west of Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. 101).)

Illuminating the Darkness.

Oregon was the only state in the United States to have a government run by the Ku Klux Klan. In the 1920s, the KKK gained significant political power in Oregon, electing a governor, a mayor, and several legislators. This era of Oregon's history is known as the "Klanbake."