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The site also has picnic tables, and activities on its beach may include kite flying, agate hunting, birdwatching, and photography. [3] Created in 1969 from land bought from the Lincoln County Development Company, the park is open year-round. About 190,000 people visit the park each year. [2]
The village of Agate Bay was created with the construction camp as work on the new railroad began in 1883. The village of Two Harbors was platted in 1885 but not incorporated until 1888. Early transportation to the village was by boats under contract with the new Duluth and Iron Range Railroad , and by horse.
The Lighthouse was built to provide safe passage into the Agate Bay Harbor during the early 20th century, as Two Harbors was a major shipping point for the iron ore of the Mesabi Range. The 49.6-foot (15.1 m) tower is made of red brick and the head keeper's residence is attached; it towers 78 feet (24 m) from the lake level to the top and is 12 ...
A 1887 project to improve the harbor facilities resulted in the construction of a pair of breakwaters to better enclose the bay, one jutting out from either shore. The eastern of the two was marked by a lantern mounted on an iron post, which was first lit in 1895 and then moved to the end of the breakwater upon its completion in 1902.
The Fork's Resort's signature Forks Burger. The Forks Resort includes The Forks Restaurant, known for its Forks Burger and a rustic diner ambiance that includes a soda fountain that opened in 1950. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It offers a parking lot for vehicles and a complementary boat dock for guest use.
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, established in 1948, is a coastal state park in west-central Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, in the city of Newport. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department , and located at the north end of Yaquina Bay near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean .
Estillfork is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.It is located in a rugged area at the head of the Paint Rock Valley in northern Jackson County.
Fork in the boardwalk on the wetland walk. The Wildwood Recreation Site is a natural recreation area surrounded by the Mount Hood National Forest in northern Oregon, United States. It encompasses 580 acres (230 ha) of old growth forest [2] and five miles (8 km) of interpretive trail along the Salmon River.