At the mouth of the Coquille River, twenty miles south of industrial Coos Bay, easygoing BANDON combines old-town restoration with a strong New Age, arts-and-crafts presence. It was originally a Native American settlement, swamped by the onset of the Gold Rush. The twentieth century began rather ominously, when townsfolk dynamited Tupper Rock, a sacred tribal site, to build the sea wall, and the town was cursed to burn down three times: it's happened twice so far, in 1914 and 1936, and the superstitious are still waiting for the final conflagration. Bandon's main attraction today is its rugged beach , … more »
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