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Town destroyed by its founder’s favorite garden shrub

Offbeat Oregon History podcast by www.offbeatoregon.com

May 12, 202600:06:51Education

Gorse reminded Irishman Lord George Bennett of home, so he planted it when he founded the Oregon seaside town of Bandon; years later, the gorse destroyed the city in a fiery cataclysm. (Bandon, Coos County; 1930s) (For t...

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Town destroyed by its founder’s favorite garden shrub is an episode from Offbeat Oregon History podcast by www.offbeatoregon.com. Gorse reminded Irishman Lord George Bennett of home, so he planted it when he founded the Oregon seaside town...

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Gorse reminded Irishman Lord George Bennett of home, so he planted it when he founded the Oregon seaside town of Bandon; years later, the gorse destroyed the city in a fiery cataclysm. (Bandon, Coos County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see

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