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Local History
Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future
View the Future (VtF) is dedicated to preserving and documenting the rich history of our local community. Through storytelling, collaboration, and education, we celebrate our shared heritage while fostering a deeper connection to the land and its people for generations to come.
Yachats, Oregon, has a rich history, from its origins as home to the Alsea people to its transformation into a coastal village with homesteads and logging in the 19th century. Today, it blends its heritage with a vibrant, environmentally conscious community, celebrated for its natural beauty and artistic charm. At View the Future, we are dedicated to preserving and sharing these stories of our local history.
​To learn more about our local history:
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Those Who Came Before - A short history of the early inhabitants of the Yachats area (2017): This link goes to a YouTube slide show of early Yachats (over 100 years ago) with photos from the 1960s, narrated by a long-term resident and includes many facts about early Yachats (after the time of the indigenous people).
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Yachats Then and Now, - A historical perspective by Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Green
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History of the Yachats Community Park and Wetlands (2015) - In August 2021 the story of the development of the wetlands behind the Commons into a protected area with a boardwalk and benches was funded by VtF and printed on a poster on the information kiosk behind the Commons.
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Early Pioneer History of Yachats - Prepared by Claire Hall for the 50/100 Anniversary of Yachats 2016
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The “Big Mouth” Newspaper & A Yachats History of Civil Disobedience (2020)
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Whale Park Origins (2020)
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Prospect Garden History (2020),
