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Oregon's South Coast is your destination. Check out these wonderful Bay Area activities.

33 Roller skate in Coquille Roller skate in Coquille

Go to the Coquille Community Center on Thursday nights for an eve ...

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The Prehistoric Gardens, located on U.S. Highway 101 between Port ...

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32 Visit site of 1856 massacre

The Geisel Monument, seven miles north of Gold Beach off U.S. Highway 101, is an interesting, albeit somewhat macabre, historical site to visit.

The Geisel family lived at the site and operated a hotel and store there until they were killed by local Rogue River œToo-toot-nas" tribal members in 1856, one of whom worked for the family. Historians surmise the Indians were upset over land takeovers and the introduction of diseases by the white settlers. The day the Geisels were killed, 25 other residents along the Rogue River also were massacred.

According to local historical lore, tribal members killed John Geisel and his three sons, sparing his wife, Christina, and two daughters, who were taken up the Rogue and held captive for 14 days. The monument consists of a small graveyard, where Geisel family members are buried.
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