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Established | 1947 |
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Location | Coos Bay, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 43°22′32″N 124°12′45″W / 43.375605°N 124.2125481°W |
Type | private: history |
Owner | Coos County Historical Society |
Website | cooshistory.org |
The Coos History Museum is a history museum located in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1947 as the Coos-Curry Pioneer and Historical Association Museum, the museum is operated by the Coos County Historical Society. [1]
On November 5, 1891, the Coos County Pioneer Association was established, which in time became the Coos County Historical Society. [1] The organization was focused on the pioneers of Coos County on the Southern Oregon coast. Later in 1941 the name changed to the Coos-Curry Pioneer Association to reflect the inclusion of members from neighboring Curry County. [1] The organization opened its first museum in Coquille in July 1947. [1] In January 1958 the museum moved to Simpson Park in North Bend. [1]
The historical society received a land donation in 2004 of a waterfront plot in Coos Bay. [1] After fundraising, construction of a new museum building began in 2011, with construction completed in February 2015. [2] The new museum building was opened on the city's waterfront in 2015. [3] [4] The grand opening of the new museum was in September 2015, with Oregon Governor Kate Brown in attendance. [5]