- Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
Infobox park
park = Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
image size = 140px
caption = Oregon State Parks
type = Public, state
location =Curry County, Oregon ,United States
coordinates = coord|42.089787|-124.331212|display=title,inline
size =
opened = 1949
operator =Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
annual visitors =
status =Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor is a linear state park in southwestern
Oregon ,U.S. . It is twelve miles long and thickly forested along steep and rugged coastline with a few small sand beaches. It is named in honor ofSamuel H. Boardman , the first Oregon Parks superintendent. [ cite web
url = http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_77.php
title = Samuel H Boardman State Scenic Corridor
work = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
accessdate = 2008-05-28 ]It is located from convert|3|mi|km to convert|15|mi|km north of
Brookings, Oregon , between thePacific Ocean andU.S. Route 101 . The north end abuts thePistol River State Scenic Viewpoint . More than fourteen named creeks cross the corridor.The
Oregon Coast Trail meanders for about convert|27|mi|km in the park, among 300-year oldsitka spruce trees, and several natural arches and bridges. There is beach access, somesand dunes ,The
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge andOregon Islands Wilderness protect wildlife and habitat on all of the approximately 130 rocks and islands along the corridor's shore.History
The area was used by Native Americans and, later, several abandoned mining operations still have visible ruins.
The first acquisition for the park was convert|121|acre|0 purchased in May 1949. There were at least additional twelve purchases made by May 1957. The Oregon Parks commission received its first alien gift of convert|367.0|acre|0 made in 1950 by
Borax Consolidated, Ltd of London, which retains the right to mine underground minerals such asborax . The company acquired the land around 1880 for mining purposes. cite book
url = http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/5694863?page=frame&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoda.sou.edu%2Fawdata%2F070202b1.pdf&title=&linktype=digitalObject&detail=
title = History of the Oregon State Parks
format = pdf
author = Chester H. Armstrong
date =July 1 ,1965
accessdate = 2008-05-28
pages = 184
quote = Another tract, 304.10 acres to parks and 62.90 to right of way, was a gift from the Borax Consolidated, Limited, of London, England, in 1950. Milo K. McIver, a State Highway Commissioner at the time, honored the officials of Borax Consolidated in November, 1950, by personally accepting, at their London office, the deed from the English concern conveying the land to the State of Oregon, and at the same time delivering to them a letter from the Highway Commission accepting their generous gift. ... A plaque has been placed in the park commemorating the gift from Borax Consolidated, Limited, of London, England. It was placed near Lone Ranch Creek at the southern end of the gift area. Dedication was in May, 1962. The gift from Borax Consolidated bears the distinction of being the first grant made by an alien owner in the history of the Commission. ]Park attendence in 1963 was 148,584 visitors. There never has been any overnight facilities.
References
See also
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List of Oregon State Parks
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