Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Rogue River Bridge, Gold Beach, Oregon The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. Psalm 92: 12-13 Traveling to Curry County puts us in the extreme southwest corner of the state. Bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, California to the south, Coos County to the north and Josephine County to the east, it was an isolated place reachable mostly by water until well into the twentieth century. The county was named after George Law Curry, who was twice governor of Oregon Territory. There are some fascinating legends and stories that have been collected by the county historical society that include lost gold mines and a Bigfoot-type creature that used to scare both the Native Americans and miners and settlers out of a certain area. Curry County, Oregon The population is about 23,000 and the three incorporated towns are Gold Beach, Port Orford, and Brookings. Go...

Wreck of the Mary D. Hume, Curry County Oregon For they shall partake of the abundance of the seas  And of treasures hidden in the sand.  Deuteronomy 33:19 Did you know: Most of the Easter lilies grown in the United States are grown in Curry County? Curry County is, of course, in the southwestern corner of the state, and is the final county in our South Coast region of Oregon. It is bordered by Coos County to the north and California to the south. It contains Cape Blanco, the westernmost point in Oregon. Curry shares a lot of history with Coos County and much of southern Oregon, with the discovery of gold in the 1850’s leading to a small gold rush, and then settlement by farmers and ranchers. The original natives, the Tutuni and Chetco, were relocated to the Siletz Reservation after the Rogue River Indian Wars of the mid-1850’s. The population centers are along the coast and include Brookings, Port Orford, and Gold Beach (the county seat). Brookings g...