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The sea! The sea! The sea!
With its
majestic craggy coastline and crashing surf, the sea is very much a part of
America's Wild Rivers Coast and its history.
For thousands of years, the ocean was the insurmountable
western border and protective wall for the region's Native American
Indians. But with assistance of lighthouses, ocean going ships
began to challenge dangers of treacherous
shorelines, and white settlers in search of gold, were able to
impose on thousands of years of
Native Indian inhabitance.
Perhaps like no other, a visit to a
lighthouse is able to quickly transport me back in time, to
understand and re-live this important transition time in the
history of our region and our nation. With mist on my
face, peering out through clearing fog, I can hear the
clanging of bells and the un-harnessed roaring power of the
ocean. I look up at the towering beacon, and soon the
overwhelming and perilous divider between land and sea and
all its consequences are not only imagined, but felt.
One cannot help but sense the might of the
surroundings, and with just a touch of willingness, feel history
unleashed and come alive! People begin to understand
and thirst for the
tales of people who lived and struggled here.
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LOCATIONS |
lighthouse |
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Port Orford - Cape Blanco |
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Brookings-Harbor - Private |
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Crescent City - Battery |
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Crescent City - St. George |
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STROLL & STOP - FAVORITE PLACES |
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crashing shorelines have
many tales to tell |
lighthouses |
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see the
region's most treasured collections |
museums |
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creative artists are naturally
drawn to AWRC |
galleries |
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first-run
films in a yesteryear movie house |
cinemas |
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live music and theatre
performances |
performances |
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gambling,
fine dining, and entertainment |
casinos |
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area's not to be missed
special attractions |
attractions |
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Welcome to America's Wild Rivers Coast,
101 miles of nature's best!
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a "Visual Paradise"