"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 528.

PATRICK FLANAGAN

     This pioneer of the Pacific coast and well known resident of Southern
Oregon, is a native of county Antrim, Ireland, and is now in his fifty-ninth
year.  When eighteen years of age he came to America, and first settled in New
York.  The year 1849 found him among the Argonauts coming to the gold fields of
California.  He followed mining in that state until 1853, when he came to Coos
county, and with Mr. S. S. Mann, purchased the now well-known Newport coal
mines.  The partnership lasted over thirty years, and to our subject belongs the
greater part of the credit of opening and development of the Coos bay coal
fields.  Mr. Flanagan sold out his interest in the mines in January, 1884, to
the Newport Coal Company, but is still retained as superintendent.  Mr. F. is a
genial and hospitable man, highly respected and honored by the community in
which he lives -- is married and has an interesting family of seven children.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.