view gallery NW0 km | Library - Powers, OR in Libraries The library in the small mountain community of Powers, Oregon, shares a building with city, hall, the fire department and police department. Officially it is the Hazel M. Lewis Memorial Library, although there is no other identifying sign. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW0 km | Municipal Warning Siren - Powers, OR in Outdoor Warning Sirens This warning siren is mounted on top of the municipal building which houses city hall, the fire department, police department and library for the small mountain community of Powers, Oregon. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/02/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW0 km | Vintage Fire Truck - Powers, OR in Fire Fighting Vehicles This vintage Chevrolet fire truck is on display outside the Fire Department building in the small mountain community of Powers, Oregon. Actually, it may still be in use! posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW0 km | Powers Fire Dept. in Firehouses The volunteer fire department for the small town of Powers, Oregon, shares a building with the police, city hall, and library. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW0 km | Powers, OR in City and Town Halls The city hall for the small community of Powers, Oregon, shares a building with the town fire department and library, on the south edge of town. Powers grew up around the local timber industry which has been in decline for several decades. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW0 km | Police Department - Powers, OR in Police Stations The Police Department for the small mountain community of Powers, Oregon, located on Fir St. The Powers Ranger Station is just south of town. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W0.2 km | Bicentennial Park - Powers, OR in Municipal Parks and Plazas Bicentennial Park is just a small area with a few picnic tables and trees in the small mountain town of Powers, Oregon - "Gateway to the Siskiyou Mountains." posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W0.2 km | Northwoods Country Inn - Powers, OR in Independent Diners The Northwoods Country Inn is a classic small-town eating place with both a counter and old style booths, featuring a rustic decor in keeping with the small mountain community of Powers, Oregon. The food is inexpensive and home-cooked! posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery W0.2 km | Community Garden Project - Powers, OR in Community Gardens Though the sign says, "Future Site," it appears that this community garden is thriving in the small mountain community of Powers, Oregon. It is one of many sponsored by the South Coast Community Garden Association. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW0.2 km | Powers, OR 97466 in U.S. Post Offices This is the post office for the remote town of Powers, Oregon. The road beyond here leads to the town of Agness, Oregon, and ends there at the Rogue River. Mail is delivered to Agness by boat from Gold Beach on the coast, up the wild Rogue. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 10/23/2008 last visited: 06/10/2009 |
view gallery NW1 km | Gateway to the Siskiyous - Powers, OR in Welcome Signs This sign greets visitors arriving from the south on Hwy 242. Powers is a remote mountain community, location of the Rogue-Siskiyou Ranger Station. The road beyond here leads into the Siskiyou mountains and terminates at Agness on the Roque River. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/05/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW1.9 km | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest: Powers Ranger Station in Ranger Stations Located in the remote mountain community of Powers, Oregon, this ranger station serves the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The road beyond here ascends and terminates at Agness, Oregon, on the bank of the wild Rogue River. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery N8 km | Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site Boat Ramp - Coos County, OR in Boat Ramps This 7-acre park preserves a majestic grove of rare myrtlewood trees. It is a day use only area with swimming, boating, and picnic. The gravel boat ramp offers access to the South Fork of the Coquille River. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/02/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery N8 km | Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site Outhouse - Coos County, OR in Outhouses This 7-acre park preserves a majestic grove of rare myrtlewood trees along the banks of the Coquille River, S. Fork. It is a day use only area with swimming, boating, and picnicking, but no drinking water and this pit outhouse is the only "facility." posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/06/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery N8 km | Coquille Myrtle Grove State Natural Site - Coos County, OR in State/Provincial Parks Donated by Save the Myrtlewoods, Inc. to the state of Oregon in 1949, this 7-acre park preserves a majestic grove of rare myrtlewood trees along the banks of the Coquille River, S. Fork. It is a day use only area with swimming, boating, and picnic. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/02/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE8.5 km | Elk Creek Falls Trailhead Register - Powers, OR in Trail Registers This trail offers more than a mile of serene hiking through the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest with a scenic view of Elk Creek Falls, and another branch ascending to the Big Tree recreation area, location of the world's largest Port Orford Cedar Tree posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/04/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE8.5 km | Elk Creek Falls Trail - Powers, OR in Scenic Hikes This trail offers more than a mile of serene hiking through the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest with a scenic view of Elk Creek Falls, and another branch ascending to the Big Tree recreation area, location of the world's largest Port Orford Cedar Tree posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE8.5 km | Elk Creek Falls Trailhead - Powers, OR in Hiking and walking trailheads This trail offers more than a mile of serene hiking through the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest with a scenic view of Elk Creek Falls, and another branch ascending to the Big Tree recreation area, location of the world's largest Port Orford Cedar Tree posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE8.7 km | Elk Creek Falls - Powers, OR in Waterfalls There is a moderate trail leading up to a nice view point at the base of this 32-ft fall in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest of southwest Oregon. Another branch of the trail ascends to the site of the world's largest Port Orford cedar tree. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/05/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE9.7 km | Largest Port Orford Cedar Tree in the World - Powers, OR in Exceptional Trees Known locally simply as "Big Tree," this is the largest Port Orford tree in the world towering 232 ft (70.7m) with a circumference of 43.5 ft (13.3m)and a spread of 35 ft (10.7m). The aromatic wood is highly prized, and grows only in this area. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/05/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE9.7 km | LARGEST - Port Orford Cedar Tree in the World - Powers, OR in Superlatives Known locally simply as "Big Tree," this is the largest Port Orford tree in the world towering 232 ft (70.7m) with a circumference of 43.5 ft (13.3m)and a spread of 35 ft (10.7m). The aromatic wood is highly prized, and grows only in this area. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/03/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SE9.7 km | Elk Creek Falls Upper Trail Register - Powers, OR in Trail Registers From the Big Tree Recreational Area, a trail leads down to Elk Creek Falls. From the parking area, follow the trail to the Big Tree (the world's largest Port Orford cedar tree) and sign this register at the trail junction. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/04/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery NW15.4 km | Broadbent, OR 97414 in U.S. Post Offices This is the rustic post office for the small community of Broadbent, Oregon. It is located in the beautiful Coquille River valley in Coos County. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 10/23/2008 last visited: 06/18/2015 |
view gallery NW15.6 km | Broadbent School - Broadbent, OR in Former Schools With no longer even a sign present, it takes a local resident to identify this as the old Broadbent Elementary School, in this rural farming community in the beautiful Coquille River Valley near Myrtle Point, Oregon. The school is vacant. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 06/02/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery N17.4 km | Hoffman Memorial State Wayside - Myrtle Point, OR in State/Provincial Parks Hoffman Memorial State Park preserves a magnificent grove of rare myrtlewood tres on the bank of the South Fork of the Coquille River, just east of Myrtle Point, Oregon. It is a popular day use are for picnics, fishing and hiking. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 05/29/2009 last visited: never |
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