All
Aboard!
All
Aboard!
Climb aboard and take a journey
through the Times of Coquille
- from the days when the river was the only way
between settlements to the advent of the railroad. See how a small village
grew and became the county seat of Coos County. Watch the town as it defeated
fires and floods. See how the town was affected by the Depression and the
World wars and better understand why Coquille was selected as one of the top
ten places to live in the United States in 2005.
To start you journey, click on a railroad tie from the tracks to the left.
The Sanborn map collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps,
dating from 1867 to 1961. These maps show the commercial, industrial, and
residential sections of some twelve thousand cities with populations of more
than 1000 people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The maps were
designed to assist fire insurance agents in determining the degree of hazard
associated with a particular property and therefore show the size, shape,
purpose and frequently the names of prominent businesses. The maps also
indicate widths and names of streets, property boundaries, and house and block
numbers. Sanborn maps are thus an unrivaled source of information about the
historical use of buildings in American cities.