Oregon Experience: Beach Bill

Oregon Beaches Gallery

Oregonians have flocked to the coast for generations, enjoying both the wet sands and the dry sandy beaches as a public playground. In 1913 Governor Oswald West declared the tidelands a public highway forever protecting them from private development. Explore this slideshow of Oregonians using their beaches.

Beach Bathers	Horse and Wagon on Barview Beach early 1900s
Clam Digging	Woman on the Beach
Car at Hug Point	Group on the Beach
Newport Beach	Settlers Traveling the Beach

About the Program: Learn how The Beach Bill protected Oregon's coastline.

Oregon Beaches Gallery: Explore a slideshow of Oregonians using their beaches.

Timeline: The Beach Bill: See the history of The Beach Bill on a timeline.

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