Praying for Those in Authority: Coos County
Oregon Myrtle Tree Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. Isaiah 55:13 Coos County is in the southern coast region, not quite in the lowest corner of the state. The county is named after the local Indian tribe and the word Coos means “lake” or “place of pines.” The county seat is Coquille, which means “shell” in French. The first fur trappers showed up around 1826. The first settlement, by members of the Coos Bay Company, was in 1853 at what was first called Empire City. That location is now part of the city of Coos Bay, a portion of the waterfront. This location was also once the very old Coos Indian village of Hanisitch. Empire City was the first county seat, but in 1895 the legislature allowed the voters to decide, and Coquille was chosen. Coos County, Oregon The population is about 65,000 spread over 1806 square miles. Th...