Beaver Hill, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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Beaver Hill is a ghost town in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 12 miles (19 km) south of the city of Coos Bay, east of U.S. Route 101 and west of Oregon Route 42.[2]
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Beaver Hill, Oregon | |
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Locomotive hauling ore cars, Beaver Hill Coal Mine mill, circa 1912 | |
  Beaver Hill Location within the state of Oregon  Beaver Hill Beaver Hill (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′47″N 124°16′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Coos |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1117447 |
Beaver Hill was formerly a coal mining community.[3] The Beaver Hill mine was opened in 1894 by the J. D. Spreckels Company and the town was later owned by Southern Pacific.[4][5] By 1896, Beaver Hill was an important community in the area and on January 11, it incorporated as a city.[4] In 1926, 15 of the city's 16 remaining voters chose to disincorporate.[4] Today there is nothing left at the site.[2]
The community had a branch off the Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, but it never had a post office by the name Beaver Hill.[6] The post office at this locale was named Preuss; it ran from 1917 to 1924.[6] It was named for a local teacher, Rosa Preuss.[6] It is possible the name "Beaver Hill" for a post office would not have been approved because of the similarity to Beaverton and Beavercreek.[6]
