Editing Lincoln City, Oregon (section)

== History ==

Lincoln City was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] on March 3, 1965, uniting the cities of Oceanlake and Taft, and the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] communities of Cutler City and Nelscott. These were adjacent communities along [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]], which serves as Lincoln City's main street. The name "Lincoln City" was chosen from contest entries submitted by local school children. The contest was held when it was determined that using one of the five communities' names would be too controversial.<ref name="LCCVB">{{cite web|last1=Hall|first1=Anne|last2=North Lincoln County Historical Museum|title=Lincoln City History|work=About Lincoln City|publisher=Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau|url=http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/about-lc.html|access-date=October 6, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230175946/http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/about-lc.html|archive-date=December 30, 2006}}</ref>

===Communities===
[[File:Lincoln City Skyline.jpg|left|thumb|upright|View overlooking the Roads End neighborhood of Lincoln City]]

====Cutler City====
Cutler City is located on the east shore of [[Siletz Bay]]. The community was started by Mr. and Mrs. George Cutler. It is claimed they received the property from Chief Charles "Charley" DePoe of the [[Siletz (tribe)|Siletz]] tribe (part of the present-day [[Confederated Tribes of the Siletz]]). Cutler City post office ran from 1930 until the formation of Lincoln City.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. | author-link = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur | title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]] | orig-year = 1928 | edition = Seventh | year = 2003 | publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press | location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] | isbn = 0-87595-277-1 | page = 878 }}</ref>

====Delake====
Delake is near [[Devils Lake (Lincoln County, Oregon)|Devils Lake]], and was named for the way the local [[Finnish people]] pronounced the name of the lake. Delake post office was established in 1924, and reestablished as Oceanlake (see below) in 1927.<ref name="OGN"/>

====Nelscott====
Nelscott was named by combining the surnames of Charles P. Nelson (1874-1946) and Dr. W.G. Scott (1882-1938), who founded the community in 1926. Nelscott post office ran from 1929 until incorporation as Lincoln City.<ref name="OGN"/> [[Nelscott Reef]] is known for its surf and was in ''Surfer Magazine'' in 2003 as one of the Pacific Ocean's best places to surf.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/25295/news.htm | title = Garrett & Kealii win 2006 Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic... | date = October 12, 2006 | publisher = Surfers Village | access-date = September 25, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120208023137/http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/25295/news.htm | archive-date = February 8, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.oregonsports.org/competitor-line-up-announced-for-nelscott-reef-tow-in-classic/ | title = Competitor Line Up Announced for Nelscott Reef Tow-In Classic | publisher = Oregon Sports Authority | access-date = September 25, 2007 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130415134012/http://www.oregonsports.org/competitor-line-up-announced-for-nelscott-reef-tow-in-classic/ | archive-date = April 15, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

====Oceanlake====
Oceanlake was named for its position between Devils Lake and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Its post office ran from 1927 until incorporation as Lincoln City.<ref name="OGN"/> In 1945, Oceanlake annexed Wecoma Beach and incorporated as a city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregoncoast.org/history/|title=History - Lincoln City, OR|website=Explore Lincoln City|access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> The neighborhood is home to Oceanlake Elementary School.

====Taft====
[[File:Coastline of Lincoln City looking South.jpg|thumb|Portion of Lincoln City, Oregon between the Wecoma Beach and Roads End neighborhoods]]
Taft was named for the 27th [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[William Howard Taft]]. Taft post office was established in 1906, and was named when Taft was [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]]. The post office ran until incorporation as Lincoln City.<ref name="OGN"/>

====Wecoma Beach====
Oceanlake annexed Wecoma Beach, a community<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis |id= 1637937 |name= Wecoma Beach |entrydate= November 28, 1980 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> to the north, and was incorporated on November&nbsp;3, 1945.<ref name=LCC>{{cite web |url= http://www.lcchamber.com/view/historylincolncity/ |title= History of Lincoln City Oregon |publisher= Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce |access-date= January 2, 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150929114816/http://www.lcchamber.com/view/historylincolncity/ |archive-date= September 29, 2015 }}</ref>  ''Wecoma'' is a [[Chinook jargon]] word meaning "sea".<ref name="OGN2">{{Cite OGN|7th|page=1018}}</ref> The post office at this locale was originally named Wecoma.<ref name="OGN2"/> It was changed to Wecoma Beach in 1949.<ref name="OGN2"/> The office is no longer in operation.<ref name=GNIS2>{{cite gnis |id= 1166139 |name= Wecoma Beach Post Office (historical) |entrydate= August 1, 1994 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>

====Roads End====
{{see also|Roads End State Recreation Site}}
On July 1, 2013, Lincoln City forcibly annexed the Roads End community to its north, by informing homeowners they would not receive water service, unless the owner consented to the annexation. The annexation also created a special zoning area for Roads End.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lincolncity.org/residents/advanced-components/misc-pages/search?q=Zoning|title= Zoning Documents|publisher= Lincoln City|access-date= 1 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://dlakeoregon.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/lincoln-city-agrees-to-roads-end-water-talks/ |title= Lincoln City Agrees to Roads End Water Talks|first= Patrick |last= Alexander |date= 11 November 2011 |publisher= Devils Lake Navigator |access-date= April 4, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/08/battle_brewing_between_lincoln_city_and_roads_end_over_old_problem_who_pays_for_what.html |title= Battle brewing between Lincoln City and Roads End over old problem: who pays for what?|first= Lori |last= Tobias |date= 15 August 2010 |publisher= The Oregonian/OregonLive|access-date= April 4, 2018 }}</ref>