Ocosta High School - Oceanus Yearbook (Aberdeen, WA)

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Hlslory of Ocosfa Ocosfa by lhe Sea was a lhruvmg young only m I894 The name Ocosfa came from fhe word La Costa meanmg the coasf Ocosfa s firsl' mayor was Mr Aushn nn fhe l890s and whale he was in office he made a confracf wufh the Norfhern Pacific Railroad +o run a Track fo Ocosfa for 50 years Thus railway was fo be 'fhe wesfem fer mmol for fhe Norrhem Pacific A four sfory school was sifualed where fhe present hugh school build mg as The reason fhaf fhe four sfory bunldmg is no -longer sfandmg is fha? a Mr Bagley go? mad of the school s directors and bumed fhe school clown In I889 Mr C J Coughlan was sent from fhe easf fo sfarf a news paper af Ocosfo m order lo adverhse fhns localufy Two drug slores a radio repair shop lwo churches and lwo saloons composed fhe Ocosla business dasfrucf along with a hofel bank and a brewery A lumber mill was sifua+ed norrhwesf of Ocosla where sailing schooners came fo pick up fhe lumber fo be shipped to far-off places. Ocosfa was disincorporafed in lhe early l930's, leaving if bore of The early days' excifemenf.