| Prosper, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Prosper |
| 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: | 13 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1472°N -124.3736°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1136660 |
Prosper is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 3miles northwest of Bandon next to the Coquille River.[2] There is no longer a town at the site.[3]
The first cannery on the Coquille River was started in about 1882 by D. H. Getchell in what came to be known as Prosper. Prosper was founded in the summer of 1892 by Adam Pershbaker, who built a sawmill and a shipyard there.[4] [5] The Emil Heuckendorff shipyard was established soon after.[6] Prosper had a post office from 1893 until 1928; Pershbaker was the first postmaster.[7] The name was likely chosen in the hope the locality would be prosperous.[7] In 1915, Prosper's population was 500, and it had two salmon canneries, and two shingle and saw mills.[3] Passenger boats traveled three times a day to Bandon and Coquille.[3]
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