Agate Beach, Oregon | |
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.jpg) Beach at Agate Beach at low tide | |
  Agate Beach  Agate Beach | |
| Coordinates:44°40′38″N124°03′42″W / 44.67722°N 124.06167°W /44.67722; -124.06167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Coordinates and elevation fromUnited States Geological Survey[1] | |
Agate Beach is anunincorporated community inLincoln County, Oregon, United States.[1] Agate Beach is named for theagates that are found on the beaches of thePacific Ocean betweenNewport andYaquina Head. Agate Beach post office was established in 1912 and closed in 1971.[2]
Historically, the area's most famous citizen was composerErnest Bloch, who spent his later years in the community.[3] The 1914Ernest Bloch House is on theNational Register of Historic Places and was once owned by the son ofAsahel Bush and his family.[4]
In June 2012 a 165-ton floating dock dislodged from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami washed up ashore,[5] creating a popular tourist attraction as well as an imperative to remove potential invasive species.[6]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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