Historical Marker

Bayfront Beginnings

Historical marker location:
2320 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, Oregon
( Marker can be reached from Southeast Marine Science Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

The Tillamook Burn was a series of devastating wildfires that occurred in the Oregon Coast Range between 1933 and 1951. The fires burned over 355,000 acres of forest and led to the formation of the Tillamook State Forest.
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