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| Looking for a Second Home or Retirement Destination? Bandon should be on your short list. Discover what Bandon has to offer- Located on the Southern Oregon Coast at the mouth of the Coquille River, Bandon, Oregon is 90 miles North of the California border, about a 90 minute drive from Interstate 5 at Roseburg, Four and a half hour drive from Portland and about nine hours from San Francisco. Bandon's location is off the beaten track and begins as a quiet stop on Highway 101 and emerges as a small beach paradise for both residents and visitors. It was named by George Bennet, an Irish peer, who settled nearby in 1873 and named the town after Bandon, Ireland, his native home. Bandon was founded by the Irish peer, Bennet, who also introduced gorse (Ulex europaeus) into the local area, which in the following decades went wild and could be found flourishing in both the town and in the neighboring countryside. On September 26, 1936, embers blown from a nearby slash fire of a logging crew enflamed gorse growing inside Bandon, and ignited a fire inside the city, causing massive destruction. Bandon's entire commercial district was destroyed. The total loss stated at the time was three million dollars, with 11 fatalities. The game of golf was born on rugged, wind-swept land similar to Bandon. Where every hole, every hazard, and every shot is defined by nature's infinite presence. True links courses are rare, with only about 160 on the entire planet. Featuring 54 holes of world class golf, Pacific Dunes and Bandon Dunes are both rated in the top 100 courses in the world. The Coquille River Lighthouse resides at the mouth of its namesake the Coquille River, where it has weathered magnificent storms, guided mariners in and out of Bandon, over the treacherous Bandon Bar, and now sits as a proud reminder of Bandon’s commercial maritime past. Like many towns on the Oregon coast, Bandon had significant fishing and timber industries which came to an end by the 1980s. Currently Bandon is a center of cranberry production. This crop was introduced in 1855 by Charles McFarlin, for whom the MacFarlin hybrid is named. Today however, Bandon’s economy revolves around the golfing and tourism industries. |
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