Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Coos Bay boats And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.  They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;  These see the works of the   Lord , and his wonders in the de ep.                          Psalm 107: 22-24 Oddly, I don't think I've been to Coos County. It lies spread along the southern Oregon coast. In 1853 the Oregon Territorial government sectioned off the western parts of Umpqua and Jackson counties to create Coos. Empire City, now part of the town of Coos Bay, was the first county seat, but later the citizens voted to move it to Coquille (named after the local Native American tribe, pronounced  Ko-quell), population currently around 4,000.    Like counties surrounding it, Coos County is heavily forested. Agriculture, commercial fishing and timber products are the main economic activities in Coos County. During the gold rush of the 1850’s a man named Charles McFarlin came west seeking gold,

Umpqua River God  brings death and  God  brings life, brings down to the grave and raises up.  God  brings  poverty  and  God  brings wealth; he lowers, he also lifts up. He puts poor people on their feet again; he rekindles burned-out lives with fresh hope, Restoring dignity and respect to their lives— a place in the sun! I Samuel 2: 6-9 MSG Douglas county was first established in 1852. By 1915 various boundary changes with neighboring counties resulted in the present configuration, which basically encompasses the Umpqua watershed in south-western Oregon. Roseburg is the county seat.     Interstate 5, the highway running north and south along the west coast from Canada to Mexico, bisects Douglas County. Roseburg is situated along I-5 and originally was platted in the early 1850’s at the intersection of the Umpqua River and Deer Creek. From the beginning of the mining and settlement period, Roseburg has been a hub. Aaron Rose, for whom the town was named, established the first homestea