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Coquille (ornament)
Coquille, the French word for "shell" (like an oyster shell), can refer to: People * Coquille people, a Native American tribe in Oregon * Coquille Indian Tribe, a federally recognized Native American tribal entity in Oregon * Guy Coquille (1523–1603), French jurist Places * Coquille, Oregon, a city in the U.S. state of Oregon * La Coquille, a village and commune in the Dordogne département of western France * Coquille River (Oregon), a river in Oregon * Coquille River (Normandin River), a tributary of Nicabau Lake in Quebec, Canada Other uses * ''Coquille'' (steamboat), a 1908 propeller-driven steamboat in Oregon, United States * French frigate ''Coquille'' (1794), French Navy ship later renamed HMS ''Coquille'' * French ship ''Astrolabe'' (1811), originally christened ''Coquille'' * Coquille (engineering) {{Short pages monitor [Baidu] |
Coquille People
The Coquille ( , sometimes spelled Ko-Kwel) are a Native American people who historically lived in the Coquille River watershed and nearby coast south of Coos Bay. They were signatories of the Oregon Coast Tribes Treaty of 1855 and were subsequently removed to the Siletz Reservation in northwestern Oregon in 1856. Most Coquille people today live there as members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, but some whose ancestors remained in the traditional homeland or fled the reservation now make up the Coquille Indian Tribe, centered in southwest Oregon where the Coos River flows into Coos Bay. Name According to the Coquille Indian Tribe's website, the name comes from a native word for lamprey, a staple food for the tribe. European settlers approximated the word as but it came to be spelled Coquille (the French word for shell). Eventually the pronunciation of the town and river shifted to , but the tribe's name retained the older pronunciation. Groups The Coquille are par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquille Indian Tribe
The Coquille Indian Tribe ( ) is the federally recognized Native American tribe of the Coquille people who have traditionally lived on the southern Oregon Coast. History Pre-contact through the mid-19th century Beginning in 1847, following the Cayuse Indian slaughter of the white, Presbyterian missionaries at the "Whitman Mission", a serious of retaliatory attacks ensued against the indigenous peoples all throughout the Oregon Territory, perpetrated by both miners and settlers. By 1854, several dozen miners who were angry over an altercation with a native man, went into the Coquille Indian village in what is now Bandon, Oregon, and killed all the members of that tribe that they could find there, burning their houses and slaughtering all women and children. Treaty with the United States In 1855, Joel Palmer, Oregon Superintendent of Indian Affairs, negotiated a treaty with the Coquille and surrounding tribes that set aside of coastline extending from the Siltcoos River to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Coquille
Guy Coquille (1523–1603), also called Conchyleus, was a French jurist. He studied the humanities in the Collège de Navarre, Paris, from 1532 to 1539, and then law in Padua and Orléans. Coquille took up the practice of law in Paris in 1550, and moved to Nevers in 1559, where he worked as an advocate for the Parlement. He represented the Third Estate of his province in the States-General of 1560, 1576 and 1588, and served as procureur fiscal of the Duke of Nevers The counts of Nevers were the rulers of the County of Nevers, which became a French duchy in 1539, with the rulers of the duchy calling themselves dukes. History The history of the County of Nevers is closely connected to the Duchy of Burgundy. ... from 1571 on. Coquille's writings were all published posthumously. They include the ''Institutions au droit des Francois, ou Nouvelle Conférence des Coutumes de France'' (1607) and the ''Questions et responses sur les Coutumes de France'' (1611). These works attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquille, Oregon
Coquille is a city in, and the county seat of, Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 4,015 at the 2020 census. The primary economic base is the timber industry. The city derives its name from the Coquille Native American tribe. Geography and climate According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Coquille is bordered by the Coquille River which drains part of the Coastal Range into the Pacific Ocean at Bandon. According to the Köppen climate classification, Coquille has a warm-summer Mediterrean climate (Csb). The record high temperature is , set on August 15, 2020. The record low temperature is , set on December 22, 1990. There an average of 1.4 afternoons with a temperature of at least per year. Conversely, there are 37.6 mornings with a temperature of or lower. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,866 people, 1,640 households, and 1,036 families living in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Coquille
La Coquille (; oc, La Coquilha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. La Coquille was on one of the five routes leading to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and it was in this parish that pilgrims were given a ''coquille Saint-Jacques'', a scallop shell symbolic of the Way of St. James, the celebrated pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. From this fact came the name of the village of La Coquille. The church in La Coquille was on the route of Richard the Lionheart, was reinaugurated by him and welcomed him during his journey. As a community, the name of La Coquille only appeared officially in 1856, replacing the name of Sainte-Marie-de-Frugie. Geography La Coquille is located in the Périgord in a heavily wooded area with meadows surrounding the peaceful little village. It is near the town of Nontron between Limoges and Périgueux. The Côle flows south through the northwestern part of the commune. La Coquille station has rail co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquille River (Oregon)
The Coquille River is a stream, about long, in southwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of of the Southern Oregon Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean. Its watershed is between that of the Coos River to the north and the Rogue River to the south. Course The river, formed by the confluence of its north and south forks, begins at Myrtle Point. The North Fork Coquille River, about long), rises in northern Coos County and flows southwest. The East Fork Coquille River, about long, rises in eastern Coos County, and flows generally west to join the North Fork. The South Fork, about long, rises in southern Coos County, north of the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area, and flows generally north. It receives the Middle Fork Coquille River, about long, then joins the North Fork from the south at Myrtle Point. The combined river meanders generally west, past Coquille. It enters the Pacific at Bandon, about north of Cape Blanco. Just before emptying in the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquille River (Normandin River)
The Coquille River is a tributary of Nicabau Lake, flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec, into the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy, in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada. This river crosses successively the cantons of Charron and Ducharme. This river is part of the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve. Forestry is the main economic activity of this valley; recreational tourism activities, second. A secondary forest road (heading north-east) that connects to route 167 serves the upper part of the "Coquille River" valley passing north of Lake Liasse and South of "Coquille Lake". Route 167 between Chibougamau and Saint-Félicien, Quebec passes on the west side of the lower part of the river. The surface of the Coquille River is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, however, safe ice circulation is generally from mid-November to mid-April. Geography The hydrographic slopes near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquille (steamboat)
''Coquille'' was a steamboat built in 1908 for service on the Coquille River and its tributaries. ''Coquille'' served as a passenger vessel from 1908 to 1916, when the boat was transferred to the lower Columbia River. ''Coquille'' was reconstructed into a log boom towing boat, and served in this capacity from 1916 to 1935 or later. Initial construction ''Coquille'' was built by Frank Lowe at Coquille, Oregon in 1908 for the Coquille River Navigation Company for passenger service on the Coquille River.Newell, Gordon R., ed., ''H.W. McCurdy Maritime History of the Pacific Northwest'', Superior (1966), at page 149. The vessel was steam-powered and propeller-driven. The hull was built from Port Orford cedar. On completion, the overall size of the vessel was 63 gross and 46 net tons. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Coquille (1794)
''Coquille'' was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, and launched in 1794. The Royal Navy captured her in October 1798 and took her into service as HMS ''Coquille'', but an accidental fire destroyed her in December 1798. French career and capture Built as ''Patriote'', she was renamed ''Coquille'' on 30 May 1795. On 20 March 1796 she was under the command of ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Chesnneau. While she was escorting a convoy from Brest to the Île-d'Aix roads she encountered a British squadron near Audierne. The British squadron was under the command of Captain Sir John Borlase Warren in ''Pomone'', and included ''Anson'', ''Artois'' and . They engaged the French squadron escorting the convoy near the Bec du Raz. The British captured four brigs from the convoy and Warren instructed the hired armed lugger A lugger is a sailing vessel defined by its rig, using the lug sail on all of its one or several masts. They were widely used as wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Astrolabe (1811)
''Astrolabe'' was originally a horse-transport barge converted into an exploration ship of the French Navy. Originally named ''Coquille'', she is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville. The name derives from an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe, a precursor to the sextant. Career Voyage under the command of Louis Isidore Duperrey Louis-Isidore Duperrey commanded ''Coquille'' on its circumnavigation of the earth (1822–1825) with Jules Dumont d'Urville as second. René-Primevère Lesson also travelled on ''Coquille'' as a naval doctor and naturalist. On their return in March 1825, Lesson and Dumont brought back to France an imposing collection of animals and plants collected on the Falkland Islands, on the coasts of Chile and Peru, in the archipelagos of the Pacific and New Zealand, New Guinea and Australia. During the voyage the ship spent two weeks in the Bay of Islands in the north of New Zealand in 1824. The vessel arrived in Kosrae where Dup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coquille (engineering)
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