Green Acres, Coos County, Oregon Explained

Green Acres, Oregon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:Green Acres
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Oregon
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Coos
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:23
Coordinates:43.2575°N -124.2047°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1143020

Green Acres (or Greenacres) is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, east of Oregon Route 42 between Coos Bay and Coquille. It is near the southernmost point of the Isthmus Slough of Coos Bay.

The area that is now Green Acres was a 700acres farm homesteaded by master shipbuilder John Kruse, a Danish immigrant, in the late 19th century.[2] Kruse was best known for building the Western Shore, a three-masted wooden clipper ship that was one of the largest tall ships ever built on the West Coast of the United States.[3] She set several speed records.[2]

Today the community has a Grange hall,[4] a volunteer fire department,[5] and a community church.[6] The community formerly had a school in the Coos Bay School District that closed in 1985.[7] [8] Green Acres is also home to the Noble Creek Fish Hatchery.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) . United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980 . [{{Gnis3|1143020}} Green Acres]. May 8, 2016.
  2. A Look Back at Shipbuilder John Kruse . September 1997 . Koppy, Ann . The Whole Shebang! . 2009-12-24 . August 29, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040829053116/http://www.wholeshebang.com/ShipbuilderJohnKruse.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: A Selective Chronology of South Coast History: Origins to 1899 . Coos Historical & Maritime Museum . 2009-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725195626/http://www.cooshistory.org/coos-historical-maritime-museum-research-aids-1899.htm . 2011-07-25 . dead .
  4. News: Grange invites community to open house . . April 28, 2005 . 2009-12-24.
  5. News: Greenacres fire district celebrates 50th anniversary . September 27, 2007 . Rich, Alexander . . 2009-12-24.
  6. Web site: Churches . Bay Area Chamber of Commerce . 2009-12-24.
  7. 1121368 . Green Acres School (historical) . November 28, 1980 . 2009-12-24.
  8. News: Five rural schools in Coos Bay area shut down . October 31, 2009 . . 2009-12-24.
  9. Web site: Impact of fishery closure extends beyond the coast . Chambers, Susan . . . November 6, 2006 . 2009-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103071457/http://www.oregonwild.org/about/press-room/press-clips/impact-of-fishery-closure-extends-beyond-the-coast . January 3, 2011 . dead .