Abstract
OREGONSCAPE ON FEBRUARY 13, 1913, Gov. Oswald West signed a law that officially made Oregon’s beaches a public highway. For decades, people had been driving their wagons and buggies along the shore. Until Highway 101 was built, the only roads connecting coastal towns were on the north coast, between Astoria and Tillamook, and the south coast, from Coos Bay south to California. No such roads existed along the central coast.The 1913 law instantly saved hundreds of miles of ocean shore for public travel and other uses, ensuring residents and visitors could continue to drive cars and trucks from town to town — at least, during low tide. After Highway 101, the Pacific Coast Highway, was built in the 1920s, beaches were no longer required for commerce and transport; however, people continued to drive along them for recreation . Driving next to the ocean requires careful attention to the tide. This photo from Roads End at the north of Lincoln City shows what happened when a 1950 visitor went swimming and forgot to check the tide tables. As the saying goes: “Time and tide wait for no man.” — Mikki Tint, former special collections librarian, OHS Research Library This image from the May 22, 1950, Oregon Journal shows a car being swept away by the tide at Roads End in Lincoln County. OHS digital no. bb013460 Learn more about this photograph at www.ohs.org/research/quarterly/oregonscape.cfm. ...
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