Pirates were defeated in Yaquina Bay Oyster Wars
About this episode
The episode discusses the conflict over oyster harvesting in Yaquina Bay involving Richard Hillyer and the Siletz Indians in the 1860s.
The oysters belonged to the Siletz Indians and their employees, but Richard Hillyer was determined to take them anyway. We don't know much about the final battle, but we do know the outcome, and it must have been a doozie. (Newport, Lincoln County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1405d.yaquina-oyster-pirate-wars.html)
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