Florence; located midway on the Oregon coast; has North Americas largest stretch of dunes to the south and the most photographed headlands on the Pacific coast to the north. Although Florence is on the coast; it is a river town located on a bend of the Siuslaw River. Before the railroad arrived in 1916; the town was cut off and dependent upon ocean-going ships. The Siuslaw did not make it easy because of a notoriously shifting river mouth before the north jetty was built in 1893. Even after the jetty; crossing the bar continued to be treacherous due to shallow depths and fickle winds. Even so; entrepreneurs William Kyle and O.W. Hurd; in trying to outdo each other; developed a thriving town. For decades; fishing and logging were the mainstays. Now; they are tourists; retirees; and the arts. Old Town; where it all began; is a happening place once again.
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