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Stepping Back to 1940
Tour Overview and 1940 Map
Astoria to Gearhart
Seaside to Bay City
Tillamook to Taft
Kernville to Newport
Yaquina to Florence
Florence to Coos Bay
Coquille to Elk River
Port Orford to California Line
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Top to bottom: Boiler Bay (2457); Otter Crest (1235); Cannon Beach (G537).
Welcome to this Oregon State Archives web exhibit that blends the text from a 1940 Federal Writers Project tour guide with Oregon Highway Department tourism photographs from the same era.
Introduction
Stepping Back to 1940
Tour Overview and 1940 Map
The Journey Begins
Astoria to Gearhart
Seaside to Bay City
Tillamook to Taft
Kernville to Newport
Yaquina to Florence
Florence to Coos Bay
Coquille to Elk River
Port Orford to California Line
Learn More
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