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The Sawmill & Tribal Trail can be accessed from many points around town , so check out as much of it as you have time and energy for. We hope you will enjoy learning more about the colorful past of the Coos Bay and North Bend area. MaiN aCCeSS PoiNTS: Directions to Ferry Road Park: Go N. on Hwy 101 through North Bend - turn right on Ferry Rd. and continue 0.2 miles to park on left. Directions to Pony Village Mall: From Hwy 101 - go 0.5 mile west on Virginia Ave. to Pony Village Mall on your left. Park at the mall and walk out of the parking lot on Vermont to pick up the trail on Pony Creek Rd. Directions to John Topits Park: From Hwy 101 - go 1.9 miles west on Newmark Avenue then turn right onto Hull Street. Follow signs to John Topits Park. Directions to Empire Docks: From Hwy 101 - go 2.9 miles west on Newmark Avenue then turn left onto Arago Hwy. Take your first right onto Michigan Ave and continueto docks.
NoTiCe: The Sawmill & Tribal Trail is an urban trail utilizing existing side-walks and sometimes the shoulder of local streets. Use protected crosswalks whenever possible, stay on sidewalks or the left side of the road and always watch for traffic. Do not walk after dark and, if you can, find a walking buddy.
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
Asa SimpsonCHMM 009-16.1
Charles MerchantCHMM
Henry H. LuseCHMM
Willow
aH
istorical Journey through
“The Bay area”
1863 Coast Survey showing trail from
Em
pire City to North Bend Saw
Mill
Empire W
aterfront 1884 - CH
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967-126G
Brought to you by: The Coos Historical and M
aritime M
u-seum
and the Sawm
ill & Tribal Trail A
dvisory Team.
Mem
bers of the advisory Team
: Tom G
askill, Jennifer G
roth, How
ard Graham
, Kim G
riffin, Rick Keating, Stepha-
nie Kramer, D
on Luce, David Petrie, Frank W
alsh and Wanda
Williford w
ith Tom G
reaves (Empire) &
Dick W
agner (North
Bend) co-chairs. Contributors: Coos County Cultural Coalition, Johanna D
il-lard, Kris Thurm
an, Sterling Bank, Industrial Steel & Supply,
the estate of Walter G
ranum, H
armon Construction, D
avid Petrie and anonym
ous donors. Partners in the project: Cities of Coos Bay and N
orth Bend, Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Low
er Um
pqua and Siuslaw
Indians, Coos Historical &
Maritim
e Museum
, Com-
munity Coalition of Em
pire, South Coast Striders and the N
ational Coast Trail Association. A
nnie Donnelly, A
l LePage, John Schaefer and Kirk W
icks assisted. Jennie Sperling contributed all plant draw
ings.
Coos Historical and M
aritim
e Museum
1220 Sherman a
venueN
orth Bend , Oregon 97459
Phone: 541-756-6320E-m
ail: sawm
illtribaltrail@gm
ail.com
SaW
Mill &
TRiB
al
TRa
il The Saw
mill &
Tribal Trail is 5.6 miles one w
ay and can be w
alked, bicycled or driven. Just look for the trail logo on num
bered cedar post or on streets or sidew
alks. The trail is divided into three sections... a
) North Bend B) John Topits Park C) Em
pire
BACKGRo
UN
DThe Saw
mill &
Tribal Trail honors paths developed by Coos tribal ancestors that connected their bayside villag-es and hunting grounds. Later, sett
lers also used these trails. Em
pire City, established 1853 among several tribal vil-
lages, became the population center w
ith hotels, sa-loons, courthouse, school, brew
ery, general stores, 30 houses (1855) and a post offi
ce (1861). Henry H
. Luse (Em
pire City, 1856) then Asa M
. Simpson (N
orth Bend, 1857) built saw
mills on the bay. Sim
pson created the first shipyard (1858) also near tribal village sites. In 1859 Coos County approved a N
orth Bend - Empire
City road. The route undoubtedly utilized some tribal
paths. Teetotaler Charles Merchant refused to sell alco-
hol at Simpson’s N
orth Bend store so thirsty loggers, mill
and shipyard workers w
ent to Em
pire for saloons and enter-tainm
ent. Hence the historic
“Sawm
ill Trail” - more accu-
rately titled
the Saw
mill
&
Tribal Trail.
a
Nor
th B
end
Poin
ts o
f His
tori
c Si
gnifi
canc
e *
This
sec
tion
can
be
acce
ssed
eit
her f
rom
Fer
ry R
oad
Park
or
Pon
y V
illag
e M
all a
nd w
alke
d as
eit
her
a 4.
2 m
ile o
r 4.
8 m
ile lo
op u
sing
the
gre
en re
turn
rout
es.
1. S
ite o
f Si
mps
on’s
saw
mill
and
shi
pyar
d, t
he o
rigi
nal N
orth
Be
nd c
ompa
ny to
wn.
(See
sig
ns)
2. S
ite o
f 19
22 -
36
ferr
y se
rvic
e be
twee
n N
orth
Ben
d an
d G
lasg
ow (
see
sign
.) At
low
tide
wal
k no
rth
to a
peb
ble
beac
h fo
r an
othe
r vi
ew.
3. P
laqu
e ho
nori
ng G
ahak
kich
- o
ne o
f m
any
Coos
Tri
bal v
il-la
ges
that
dott
ed th
e ba
y ar
ea fo
r th
ousa
nds
of y
ears
. 4.
Fer
ry R
oad
Park
bal
l fiel
d, s
ite o
f Nor
th B
end’
s 19
02 p
avili
on
- the
tow
n’s
com
mun
ity c
ente
r fo
r tw
o de
cade
s. 5.
Unu
sual
vie
w (
from
bel
ow)
of M
cCul
loug
h Br
idge
. Bui
lt as
Co
os B
ay B
ridg
e in
193
6, re
nam
ed in
194
7. A
t 5,8
88 fe
et lo
ng,
larg
est b
ridg
e on
the
Ore
gon
Coas
t whe
n co
nstr
ucte
d.
6. (n
o po
st) T
he C
oos
His
tori
cal a
nd M
ariti
me
Mus
eum
– b
ook
and
gift
sho
p. 7.
ore
gon’
s “M
erci
” bo
xcar
. A
fter
WW
2, t
he g
rate
ful
Fren
ch
sent
eac
h st
ate
a bo
xcar
fille
d w
ith g
ifts.
8.
Nor
th B
end’
s or
igin
al (
1903
) ba
seba
ll pa
rk.
oth
er t
owns
ea
ch fi
elde
d a
team
and
com
petiti
on w
as fi
erce
. 9.
Lan
dmar
k Ch
urch
ope
ned
in 1
910
as th
e Sw
edis
h Ev
ange
lical
Lu
ther
an C
hurc
h. T
he o
ldes
t ori
gina
l chu
rch
in N
orth
Ben
d.
10. P
ony
Slou
gh m
udfla
ts. T
wic
e da
ily u
nder
wat
er b
ut p
latt
ed
(by
1906
) as
the
Ste
ambo
at A
dditi
on t
o N
orth
Ben
d an
d so
ld
to u
nsus
pecti
ng b
uyer
s. 11
. Rem
nant
pili
ngs
from
190
7 w
oode
n br
idge
that
con
nect
ed
Nor
th B
end
to B
ango
r an
d th
e Re
ynol
ds L
umbe
r Co
mpa
ny
saw
mill
. 12
. Six
teen
th S
tree
t (P
ony
Slou
gh) B
ridg
e. N
orth
Ben
d’s
wor
st
earl
y au
to a
ccid
ent
(191
4) k
illed
5 w
hen
an a
uto,
avo
idin
g a
smal
l chi
ld, c
rash
ed t
hrou
gh t
he r
ailin
g to
the
tide
wat
er a
nd
mud
. 13
. old
cou
ntry
roa
d, e
stab
lishe
d in
185
9, u
sed
16th
Str
eet
in
wha
t is
now
Nor
th B
end
and
muc
h of
wha
t is
now
Lak
esho
re
Dri
ve in
Em
pire
. 14
. In
the
firs
t ha
lf of
the
20t
h ce
ntur
y tw
o cr
anbe
rry
bogs
w
ere
loca
ted
a sh
ort d
ista
nce
sout
hwes
t of h
ere.
Thr
ee m
ore
cran
berr
y bo
gs w
ere
situ
ated
furt
her
to t
he n
orth
and
nor
th-
wes
t.
B Jo
hn T
opits
Par
k -
a S
ampl
er o
f Nati
ve
P
lant
s &
Tre
es: C
oos,
firs
t peo
ples
’, fo
od, c
loth
ing,
etc
. Th
is se
ction
of t
rail
thro
ugh
John
Topi
ts p
ark
can
be w
alke
d se
para
tely
as
a n
atur
e w
alk
and
to l
earn
abo
ut h
ow C
oos
first
peo
ple
lived
and
uti
lized
the
reso
urce
s of
this
are
a. 15
. N
ear
Empi
re L
akes
(Ju
ne 1
914)
mas
ked
men
, ri
fles
poin
ted,
sto
pped
and
hel
d up
five
aut
os t
akin
g va
luab
les.
Ly
le C
happ
ell r
ecog
nize
d th
e vo
ices
of b
andi
ts, C
laud
e A
llen
and
Ed W
ilson
. 16
. Pac
ific
Rhod
oden
dron
- ro
ots
carv
ed in
to s
hinn
y ba
lls fo
r a
nativ
e ga
me
sim
ilar
to fi
eld
hock
ey.
17. C
attai
ls -
leav
es a
nd s
tem
s fo
r ba
sket
ry, p
ound
ed s
tem
s us
ed a
s di
aper
s. R
oots
eat
en, c
ooke
d or
raw
. 18
. o
cean
Spr
ay
- st
raig
ht,
stro
ng w
ood
for
arro
w s
haft
s an
d ot
her
tool
s, e
spec
ially
dig
ging
stic
ks. S
easo
nal b
loom
s in
dica
ted
elk
fat,
tim
e to
hun
t.
19.
Labr
ador
Tea
- L
eave
s w
ere
pick
ed a
nd u
sed,
fre
sh o
r dr
y, t
o m
ake
arom
atic
tea.
Tho
ught
goo
d fo
r ki
dney
s.
20. W
illow
– s
hoot
s fo
r ba
sket
s an
d in
ner
bark
som
etim
es
used
in w
eavi
ng. S
easo
nal fi
shin
g ai
d - w
hen
will
ow b
loom
s,
herr
ing
run.
21. S
hore
Pin
e - f
or p
itch.
Tre
e sa
p w
arm
ed, m
ixed
with
sea
l oi
l, pa
tche
d ca
noes
. Pitc
h fo
r han
dles
and
wra
ppin
gs. R
oots
tie
bun
dles
of d
ried
sal
mon
. 22
. Dou
glas
Fir
– s
pear
fish
ing,
fish
wei
rs, m
eat-
dryi
ng ra
cks,
ba
ckbo
ards
for
cra
dle
boar
ds.
Bran
ches
, w
etted
, us
ed i
n fu
nera
l cle
ansi
ng r
itual
s.
23. B
erri
es -
huck
lebe
rry
(eve
rgre
en a
nd re
d), s
alm
onbe
rry,
bl
ackb
erry
, th
imbl
eber
ry,
sala
l. A
ll be
rrie
s en
joye
d fr
esh,
m
any
drie
d an
d po
unde
d in
to c
akes
for
win
ter.
Blac
kber
ry
leav
es fo
r tea
. Eve
rgre
en h
uckl
eber
ry ro
ots
carv
ed in
to s
hin-
ny b
alls
for
nativ
e ga
me
rese
mbl
ing
field
hoc
key.
24
. W
este
rn R
ed C
edar
– v
ery
impo
rtan
t. P
rovi
ded
hous
-in
g, c
anoe
s, b
aske
ts a
nd c
loth
ing.
Who
le t
rees
car
ved
for
cano
es. P
lank
s, c
arve
d w
ith e
lk h
orn,
spl
it fr
om fa
llen
or li
ve
tree
s. (T
wo
or t
hree
pla
nks
cam
e fr
om a
mat
ure
tree
with
-ou
t kill
ing
it.)
25.
Sedg
e, s
loug
h -
grow
s al
ong
wat
er,
com
mon
at
low
el
evati
ons,
use
d fo
r sk
irts
and
ber
ry b
aske
ts.
26. W
este
rn H
emlo
ck –
bar
k m
ade
dark
dye
for c
edar
and
m
aple
. Fi
shne
ts w
ere
dyed
mak
ing
them
tou
gh f
or fi
sh
to s
ee.
Hem
lock
for
fish
wei
rs,
the
heav
y w
ood
stay
ed
put.
27. S
itka
Spru
ce –
woo
d lig
ht a
nd s
tron
g, r
oots
for
bask
ets
and
lash
ings
, occ
asio
nally
for
cano
es.
Earl
y N
orth
Ben
d W
ater
front
CH
MM
009
-16.
1803
C
Em
pire
Poi
nts
of H
isto
ric
Sign
ifica
nce
28. T
o yo
ur r
ight
is B
row
n’s
Hill
(el
evati
on 9
7 fe
et).
“Pilo
t’s
Look
out,”
like
ly u
sed
by C
apt.
Jam
es M
agee
(188
0s).
From
a
tree
, he
spie
d in
com
ing
ship
s be
yond
the
Nor
th S
pit
dune
s (s
ee a
lso
#35)
. 28
. (al
so) D
irect
ly a
head
is th
e So
uthe
rn o
rego
n Co
mpa
ny’s
w
ater
fron
t sa
wm
ill s
ite, 1
884.
The
“Bi
g M
ill”
was
400
-foo
t lo
ng,
built
on
364
Port
orf
ord
ceda
r pi
lings
. Va
cant
yea
rs
befo
re L
ouis
Sim
pson
pur
chas
ed it
(19
27).
1930
s M
enas
ha
owne
d, le
asin
g to
oth
ers.
Cap
e A
rago
Lum
ber
Co. fi
nal o
c-cu
pant
. Raz
ed 1
980.
29. C
oos
Indi
an v
illag
e –
Inte
sich
- si
te. T
hen
Hen
ry H
. Lus
e’s
saw
mill
(18
56-1
883)
site
. Lus
e do
min
ated
Em
pire
’s e
cono
-m
y ov
er 2
5 ye
ars
with
mill
, shi
pyar
d, s
tore
and
vas
t tim
ber
hold
ings
. 30
. Maj
or M
orto
n To
wer
Hou
se (1
869,
exp
ande
d 18
92).
As
cust
oms
colle
ctor
(19
02-1
4) h
e re
port
edly
use
d th
e pa
rlor
fo
r un
offici
al c
usto
mho
use.
31.
Empi
re
scho
ols
(186
6-19
59)
site
. Th
e 18
66
scho
ol
burn
ed 1
919.
Rep
lace
d by
Em
pire
Gra
de S
choo
l (re
nam
ed
Mar
ket S
tree
t Sch
ool);
torn
dow
n 19
69.
32. o
ld T
ower
Hou
se, b
uilt
1872
in G
othi
c Re
viva
l sty
le, b
y D
r. Ch
arle
s W
. Tow
er, b
roth
er o
f Maj
. Mor
ton
Tow
er. T
ower
ho
uses
are
on
Nati
onal
Reg
iste
r of
His
tori
c Pl
aces
. 33
. Leg
enda
ry s
ite o
f “H
angi
ng T
ree.
” In
dian
Pet
e, u
njus
tly
accu
sed
of m
urde
r, w
as ly
nche
d he
re o
r ne
arby
in a
larg
e ch
erry
tre
e (1
854)
; for
t an
d bl
ockh
ouse
her
e du
ring
Rog
ue
Rive
r In
dian
War
(18
56);
loca
tion
of C
oos
Coun
ty C
ourt
-ho
use
& Ja
il (1
872-
1896
). 34
. Hol
leri
ng P
lace
Way
side
- v
iew
s of
bay
and
Nor
th S
pit
sand
dun
es.
See
1852
Cap
tain
Lin
coln
shi
pwre
ck m
arke
r. Co
os In
dian
vill
age,
Han
isic
h, in
vic
inity
. Hol
leri
ng P
lace
on
Nor
th S
pit
whe
re t
riba
l mem
bers
, the
n se
ttle
rs, w
ould
yel
l ac
ross
bay
for
wat
er tr
ansp
ort.
35
. Ca
pt.
Jam
es M
agee
Hou
se
(187
3). V
icto
rian
sty
le. C
apt.
M
agee
, m
aste
r oc
ean
and
bar p
ilot,
had
obs
erva
tion
tow
er
on
bluff
be
hind
ho
use.
He’
d sp
ot a
shi
p ap
proa
chin
g Co
os B
ay
bar,
take
a t
ugbo
at a
nd
offer
ser
vice
as
pilo
t –
for
a fe
e.