Coos County River Transportation on display at the Fairgrounds Museum
Charm was a seventy five foot, one hundred horse power gasoline
passenger vessel built by Herman Bros. at Prosper in 1913. She ran
on the Coquille River until 1928 when she was purchased by Shaver
Transportation Company of Portland.
The one hundred and eleven foot stern-wheel steamer Dispatch was built
in 1903 by Charles Tweed at Parkersburg, located along the Coquille River.
Up to two hundred and forty passengers could travel on this vessel which ran
between Bandon and Coquille until 1927.
The seventy foot stern-wheel steamer Dora was built by Herman Bros.
at Randolph in 1910. The vessel transported passengers between Coquille and
Myrtle Point until she was abandoned in 1927.
The seventy two foot steamer Favorite was built at Coquille by Arthur
Ellingson in the year 1900. The passenger steamer operated on the Coquille
River between Coquille and Bandon until 1917.
The Liberty, a ninety foot stern-wheel steamer was built by Herman
Bros. at Bandon in 1903. This vessel transported up to one hundred and fifty
passengers at a time on the Coquille and Coos Rivers until 1918.
The thirty six foot, twenty five horsepower gasoline boat Life Line was
built by William Cavanaugh at Marshfield in 1912. The boat was used as a church
around Coos Bay until 1923 when it wrecked on route to the Columbia River.
Marshfield was a forty one foot, forty horsepower gasoline
boat built at Eastside in 1908 by Arthur Mattson. The passenger vessel
ran between North Bend and Marshfield as well as Coos River routes
for several years.
Vessels that transported students to school throughout the Coos Bay area were
widely used.
The sixty nine foot stern-wheel steamer Alert was built by Hans Reed
at Bandon in 1888. She was used as a passenger vessel on the Coquille and Coos
Rivers until 1909.
The Turtle, a forty four foot, eight horsepower gasoline freighter
was built by Max Timmerman at Marshfield in 1912. The vessel was abandoned
by 1922 after having been in service in the timber industry.
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